Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] themselves from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inevitably they led to the totally unnecessary deaths of many pet cats , as jittery owners took emergency steps to protect themselves from the dreaded twentieth-century plague . |
| 2 | Many of the people are obliged to wear wet handkerchiefs to protect themselves from the strong fumes of sulphur . ’ |
| 3 | Tying pillows to their heads with towels to protect themselves from the larger falling lumps , they set off . |
| 4 | There was drill to teach the men to extricate themselves from the several hazards that might be encountered , for the dangers of a night drop over woods or water were obvious . |
| 5 | The Scottish Jacobites withdrew themselves from the Scottish Convention which met on 14 March 1689 , and as a result the settlement north of the border was worked out predominantly by Whigs . |