Example sentences of "[verb] themselves with the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Raising more roses by seed can be a very frustrating business , or they can seed themselves with the efficiency and enthusiasm of weeds . |
| 2 | In studies of disability , I have been surprised by the number of sexually handicapped people in their fifties and beyond who have consoled themselves with the belief that they are , in any case , too old for sex to have much meaning . |
| 3 | Although brief , clear instructions for use accompany the product , its functions are intuitive and users can familiarise themselves with the search and retrieval functions by applying commonsense and trial and error . |
| 4 | Those of the cast who remembered the euphoria of Taunton were disappointed , but they comforted themselves with the fact that they were at least on , something which three days previously had looked most unlikely . |
| 5 | So far , groups of crew have had an induction course and what is called ‘ a long sail ’ , when they spend several days acquainting themselves with the boat and gear , absorbing everything from how the cooker is switched on and how to flush the head to hoisting the mainsail and steering . |
| 6 | They like to watch a tough woman up there on the screen and comfort themselves with the thought that they 'll never have to live with her . ’ |
| 7 | But it is worth noting that though the problems this produces for validation of theory are still not resolved in the social sciences , some researchers comfort themselves with the argument that different theories may agree at least on common working definitions , while a significant body of methodological writers has learnt to love the thorny creature by arguing ( after Max Weber ) that the theory- or value-component is a crucial positive factor in social-science explanation . |
| 8 | Those who do not stand with us and fight , align themselves with the Enemy and will be annihilated with the forces of Darkness . |
| 9 | American rivals might console themselves with the thought that this represents a hidden , but substantial , addition to the cost of capital . |
| 10 | When test results did not confirm this , they could still console themselves with the fact that every child had been given the same opportunity to learn . |
| 11 | THOSE who yearn for the smiling helpfulness of American skiing , but whose credit limits do not permit access to it , can console themselves with the news that the French resort of Les Arcs is launching a campaign to distinguish itself from competing resorts by encouraging staff to be unfailingly polite . |
| 12 | If so , they can always comfort themselves with the thought that its establishment coincided with the beginnings of imperial decline . |
| 13 | They also amused themselves with the speculation that their ancestor had escaped from the Titanic in women 's clothing . |
| 14 | The effect of this was to make the personnel of the Court of Napoleon III somewhat heterogeneous , for many of the Orléanist nobility were prepared to use the Tuileries , consoling themselves with the thought that the Emperor 's half-brother , the Duke de Morny , was held still to be faithful to Orléanist principles . |
| 15 | The physical anthropologists concern themselves with the history and distribution of the varieties of mankind considered as species and sub-species . |
| 16 | In the absence of any guarantees , Rangers may care to comfort themselves with the knowledge that the club have not lost a game in which McCoist has had to replace Richard Gough as team captain , the list including three previous European ties this season . |
| 17 | Instructors should read through all the material before using it with students/trainees in order to get a general idea of thinking and direction , and to familiarise themselves with the layout and organisation . |