Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [verb] themselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though it is too early for beginners to concern themselves with the relationship between musical forms and mathematics , the often surprising exactness in the relative proportions of musical sections , and even between movements , may be mentioned here . |
| 2 | The superimposition of targets and penalties upon the GREA-based block-grant mechanism made the system very complex , whilst the uncertainties engendered by fluctuations in targets , penalties , GREAs and the like inhibited financial planning and encouraged a tendency for authorities to protect themselves by building up reserves ( Audit Commission , 1984b ; Comptroller and Auditor General , 1985 ) . |
| 3 | In the wild , even modern breeds of hens form themselves into small social groups comprising one cockerel and perhaps four or five hens . |
| 4 | LMS , appraisal systems and governing body involvements compound the demands of heads to remove themselves from the classrooms , and to dictate instructions down the line . |
| 5 | In 1974 23% of teenagers described themselves as daily smokers . |
| 6 | H. E. Alexander describes the four basic aspects to this legislation as public disclosure of the monetary influences on elected officers , expenditure limits to meet the problem of rising costs , contribution restrictions to meet the problem of candidates obligating themselves to certain interest groups , and public funding which aimed to provide an alternative source of funding to replace the prohibited and limited contributions under FECA . |
| 7 | This stands in marked contrast to the emphasis on parental responsibility in recent child-care law developments , although it must be acknowledged that in extending parental rights in education the government has been keen to stress the duty of parents to involve themselves in their child 's schooling in various ( often ‘ consumerist ’ ) ways . |
| 8 | The success rate of lawyers was consistently better than that of trades union representatives and of individuals representing themselves over the four years from 1979 to 1982 covered ( DoE , 1984 ) . |
| 9 | A relay of tapes filled themselves in the machines on the table beside them . |
| 10 | If the temperature also rises above the bees ' favoured level of 35°C , a group of workers position themselves near the entrance with their tails pointing outwards and then start fanning their wings so that the stale air is wafted out . |
| 11 | It is also questionable whether all types of organisations lend themselves to empowerment . |
| 12 | A number of explanations suggest themselves for this strange impulse towards self-effacement in men who loved power , besides the official one that it served to maintain the standing of the native authorities in the eyes of the people . |
| 13 | The number of second homes in existence is surprisingly uncertain , partly because of problems of definition and partly owing to a reticence on the part of owners to advertise themselves in view of the possible local opposition . |
| 14 | Overall 15 per cent of adult females and 12 per cent of males defined themselves as carers . |
| 15 | The inability of critics to kill off previous theories entirely , and of theories to defend themselves against their critics to the satisfaction of all concerned , have led several writers to conclude that development theory is in crisis ( see Booth , 1985 ; Mouzelis , 1988 ; Sklair , 1988a ) . |
| 16 | The emphasis is still on interests overtly organised in political action , and this occurs to the detriment of a sustained consideration of the implications of inaction , the problem of interests forming themselves into groups , and the whole context of politics and power . |
| 17 | He swung round to stare at the spot where the barrow of ‘ Trumper , the honest trader ’ had stood for nearly a century , only to find a gaggle of youths warming themselves round a charcoal fire where a man was selling chestnuts at a penny a bag . |
| 18 | A pair of slaves threw themselves against the doors , closing them . |
| 19 | These results may also be seen as offering some tentative support to the contention that the greater flexibility now permitted in fee setting , coupled with the ability of architects to establish themselves in a wider variety of organisational forms and to advertise more freely , has essentially lubricated the market and led to greater efficiency . |
| 20 | But , although they defended free trade against Joseph Chamberlain and the Tariff Reformers , most of the leading Liberal politicians and an influential minority of socialists accommodated themselves to the underlying assumptions of the new imperialism . |
| 21 | The car slowed again more gently as the Annamese driver spotted another group of peasants gathering themselves at the roadside fifty yards ahead . |
| 22 | There is also frequent movement as groups of children rearrange themselves for some fresh topic or activity . |
| 23 | Problems that arise include the unwillingness of clinicians to see themselves as resource managers . |
| 24 | Despite this , it is worth noting that in Townsend 's sample 31 per cent of men assigning themselves to the middle class had ‘ manual ’ occupations , and 25 per cent of men assigning themselves to the working class had ‘ non-manual ’ occupations . |
| 25 | Despite this , it is worth noting that in Townsend 's sample 31 per cent of men assigning themselves to the middle class had ‘ manual ’ occupations , and 25 per cent of men assigning themselves to the working class had ‘ non-manual ’ occupations . |
| 26 | These memories which are summoned here in Africa seem to me like tendrils of vines attaching themselves to me . |
| 27 | But the argument is too neat , and dependent on the assumption of a desire on the part of filmmakers to express themselves about contemporary realities that was being repressed by the censorship system . |
| 28 | From mid-September the security situation worsened , with a number of students burning themselves to death in protest . |
| 29 | The prospect of students saddling themselves with enormous debts to pay their course fees and their maintenance is a frightening one . |
| 30 | It must not be supposed , therefore , that the desire of Protestants to dissociate themselves from Catholic Christianity automatically created a disposition in favor of free thought . |