Example sentences of "[verb] themselves at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could have discharged themselves at any time , but they were destitute and the best was done for them that was possible in the circumstances . |
| 2 | But the means by which the Futurists were expressing themselves at this point were largely borrowed from the Cubists , and occasionally in some less well-informed criticism , the two terms became synonymous . |
| 3 | Note has also been taken of where particular groups have positioned themselves at various times in their evolution , and of the differences in style which have characterized such groups over time . |
| 4 | For every Western aid worker , there are at least five Somali aid workers who , like Hawa the nurse , put themselves at greater risk , work longer hours for little or no money , and provide a body of local people who may be able to continue their work in health care or administration after the fighting is over . |
| 5 | My God , these art-school minds betray themselves at crucial moments . |
| 6 | In 1983 , for example , Gallup found that of voters who placed themselves on the political left and right , 22 per cent placed themselves at various ranges of the left end of the scale ( from ‘ far ’ to ‘ slightly ’ left ) , 51 per cent placed themselves on the right , and 13 per cent regarded themselves as middle of the road . |
| 7 | They were also asked to describe the major characteristics of the groups in which they had found themselves at each point in their time on the terraces . |
| 8 | It is the third year the council has run its sports award scheme , aimed at helping Cleveland sportsmen and women who have proved themselves at national level and have real prospects of international success . |
| 9 | The Germans were extremely worried about the organization , and ordered all young Italian men born in 1923 , 1924 and 1925 to present themselves at various barracks within fifteen days . |
| 10 | The vast waiting lists of the local authorities , as well as the existing local authority houses , contain large numbers of families who , with private enterprise building again at the rate and real cost of the 1930s , would be both able and willing to accommodate themselves at economic rents or prices . |
| 11 | Ronni cast him a glance , as they seated themselves at opposite sides of the table . |
| 12 | Hence not only were there more old people , but more of them became unable to support themselves at earlier ages . |
| 13 | Different individuals may place themselves at different points in the middle of the continuum and use a range of varieties above and below their " home base " . |
| 14 | Most coastal features attached at both ends to the coast orientate themselves at right angles to the resultant provided that the fetch is approximately the same in all directions . |
| 15 | Some candidates may indicate a clear reluctance to commit themselves at this stage and this is helpful in making the final decision about who best to appoint . |