Example sentences of "[adj] establish [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The English established themselves in a strong defensive position and on the evening of 26 August the French approached .
2 Generally , no fee is charged for pupillage , but local authorities do not give grants for maintenance , which has the unfortunate result that students without adequate parental means may find it impossible to establish themselves at the Bar .
3 This being the case , the couple have to work hard to establish themselves as a new adult unit .
4 Pat found herself wondering whether to return to Purley , but decided after all to establish herself in the South West and spread the Medau message by taking up teaching again after her rather brief retirement .
5 ‘ That would give him more confidence and he would be able to establish himself in the side . ’
6 The former established themselves on the margins of Lake Texcoco in the fourteenth century .
7 It is very encouraging to know that so many institutions are keen to establish themselves in the important area of advanced IT training and that a significant contribution to costs came from industry .
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