Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] themselves to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Life is good … one can understand these people behind the lines resigning themselves to the war … |
| 2 | But , in the euphoria of the moment , were the local breeders blinding themselves to the fact that what they were really doing was preserving freaks ? |
| 3 | The meadow began to mushroom with tents and huts and the street theatre erupted into an explosion of living history , the performers flinging themselves to the ground and then leaping into the air as and when the idea occurred and making funny faces all the while . |
| 4 | Erm , therefore we , to all intents and purposes , can not actually control the demand at that level , demand will be set by the people committing themselves to the health service , where the health service are assessing their needs , and saying this patient needs nursing home care . |
| 5 | There the cadets made their promises and signed a covenant form binding themselves to the service of God and the Salvation Army " all their days " . |