Example sentences of "to themselves by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Left to themselves by the German bourgeoisie — because in German usage ‘ sister ’ was the accepted genteelism for ‘ mistress ’ — the Wordsworths declined into misery and homesickness . |
| 2 | Hit and run were the tactics , the Australians preferring to kill five or six Japanese than risk casualties to themselves by tarrying longer to kill more enemy in one skirmish . |
| 3 | Patrons attach clients to themselves by extending loans to the latter in times of crisis . |
| 4 | Micrografx staff drew attention to themselves by wandering around in gear stolen from the Mexican extras in a spaghetti western . |
| 5 | It was a simple code whereby his friends were able to determine his presence without attracting attention to themselves by actually going into the shop . |
| 6 | The Dodger and Charley Bates , not wanting to attract attention to themselves by running down the street , had stopped round the first corner . |
| 7 | It is uncertain , however , that the motives ascribed to themselves by MacRoberts and MacRoberts are common to others . |
| 8 | The writers of fabliaux commonly draw attention to themselves by naming themselves , signing their work at beginning or end , and they don a limited number of disguises as their narratorial personae — as in the case of Boivin de Provins described above . |
| 9 | But taxpayers can improve the benefit of their subscription at no extra cost to themselves by making a covenant . |