Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [v-ing] themselves [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 It depends on the simple and indisputable fact that ideas and cultural artefacts travel , hopping from continent to continent and distributing themselves about the world in the wake of migrations and along trade routes .
2 It 's great to see those guys out here , giving pleasure and enjoying themselves at the same time .
3 ‘ Like the council , ’ said Constance , ‘ benefactors of humanity and kidding themselves about the perfectibility of man — silly bastards . ’
4 Retiring partners would still have the difficulty of disposing of their shares on retirement and putting themselves within the scope of retirement relief .
5 It has been an almost Darwinian process , of course , with those failing to shrug off the stereotype simply going out of business and removing themselves from the genetic pool .
6 By resorting to guns , even toy ones , are the Lithuanians forfeiting the rights of democrats and putting themselves on the same level as the Soviet troops ?
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