Example sentences of "[verb] themselves at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They prepared to launch themselves at the waiting cordon of brawnier , no longer jeering , senior cadets . |
| 2 | O'Toole and Finch even attended his funeral but — probably having drunk a little more than they 'd meant to , to ease their grief — they found themselves at the wrong funeral and mourning over the wrong body being buried . |
| 3 | On the Left Bank the Germans began to find themselves at an increasing tactical disadvantage . |
| 4 | In the final stages of the peace-making at Utrecht in 1713 the representatives of the different powers avoided many of the difficulties and delays which had marked earlier such conferences by entering the meeting-place in the town hall pêle-mêle ( i.e. in no particular order ) and then seating themselves at a round table which had no head . |
| 5 | They turned on the newly arrived Marines in surprise , and yet with considerable ferocity , hurling themselves at the armed men , who coolly gunned them down , their machetes being no match for rifles . |
| 6 | Once dormant , however , their metabolism slows down so much that the pineal is virtually switched off , and how they manage to rouse themselves at the correct time remains a mystery . |
| 7 | A beautiful non-tidal cove where Dublin 's finest flaunted themselves at an indifferent sea while their wives , children and girlfriends sat half a mile away on what was an excuse for a beach amidst the polluted debris of the capital and not a wave to be seen . |
| 8 | Fifty people ( the other thirty had disengaged themselves at the first mention of Dickens ) were now taking tea in the gardens of the Albion Hotel under the shelter of parasols . |
| 9 | Again , beautifully rounded characters which established themselves at a leisurely pace are the secret of its appeal . |
| 10 | Janet 's counsellor Mamie Graham is on the end of a phone 24 hours a day for those who find themselves at the sharp end of crime . |
| 11 | Stringent safety measures now operate on buses to help drivers who , like Mr Seymour , find themselves at the sharp end of Strathclyde 's rising tide of serious crime . |
| 12 | At its most typical , this new form of innovation is at least primarily a marketing function , and this contrasts sharply with other kinds of innovation , which , governed by internal cultural purposes , often find themselves at the very margin of the market or indeed outside it altogether . |
| 13 | After that they kept themselves at a safe distance . |
| 14 | Fruits which were soft when ripe , such as the apricot , the fig or the mulberry , which might be bruised by falling , presented themselves at a small distance from the ground ; whereas hard fruit , which ran no risk of sustaining an injury by a fall , like the cocoa , the walnut or the chestnut , presented themselves at a considerable height . |
| 15 | Fruits which were soft when ripe , such as the apricot , the fig or the mulberry , which might be bruised by falling , presented themselves at a small distance from the ground ; whereas hard fruit , which ran no risk of sustaining an injury by a fall , like the cocoa , the walnut or the chestnut , presented themselves at a considerable height . |
| 16 | In spite of this , innovation by individuals and communities of farmers in Africa will continue , and for the most part will enable rural families to maintain themselves at a reasonable level of nutrition . |
| 17 | When Mrs Gray had produced two very passable cups of coffee , they seated themselves at the long deal kitchen table . |
| 18 | It 's great to see those guys out here , giving pleasure and enjoying themselves at the same time . |
| 19 | The observers were also especially impressed by the collective concern for those who showed signs of being unable to support themselves at the local level : |
| 20 | ‘ If they 're sensible they do and their daughters will know what it 's all about and wo n't throw themselves at the first lad who looks at them . |
| 21 | Those who live in a high-spending authority , inhabit an expensive house and are part of a small household will find themselves at a triple advantage . |
| 22 | Another forecast is that companies which have committed themselves to supplying multiple retailers — which is still being publicly advanced as the correct structural direction for the beef industry to take — could find themselves at a permanent disadvantage . |
| 23 | Most London homes will find themselves at the top levels . |
| 24 | Perhaps the survivors of a stranding are less likely to be stranded themselves at a later date . |