Example sentences of "thought themselves [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were sketches by members of the Squadron who thought themselves good at acting . |
| 2 | There were many who thought themselves smarter |
| 3 | She 'd encountered any number of stars who thought themselves special simply because of their fame , but this one was clearly the king of them all . |
| 4 | Followers of Leavis thought themselves superior in sensibility to the debased majority who were deemed to have been corrupted by democratic industrial society . |
| 5 | When Kent played Surrey in 1890 a fine spread was laid on for the gentlemen but the professionals ‘ were left to shift for themselves , and thought themselves lucky to get a bit of bread and cheese ’ . |
| 6 | Yet was not this how most of the world lived , and thought themselves lucky to do so ? — once survival was accomplished the struggle for ordinariness began . |
| 7 | A host of angry letters from women over thirty who thought themselves beautiful had arrived at the office . |