Example sentences of "[vb pp] themselves [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I offer my congratulations to the workers and management of Yarrow , who have picked themselves up after the bitter disappointment of losing the last order , despite having built the first of class and many of the subsequent ships . |
| 2 | Founded in 1971 DIOK have built themselves up as the strongest outfit in Holland and were Dutch champions in 1981 , 1989 , 1990 , 1991 and 1992 . |
| 3 | But most of those fighting girls have sold themselves out to the big operators , and work the male kick themselves , clitoris or no clitoris . |
| 4 | There were seven of us sharing the place , the Carters ' eldest son and his girlfriend having invited themselves along at the last moment , and their movements were completely unpredictable . |
| 5 | And , if it had not been for the speedy response from the coastguard , the boys would have found themselves out in the open sea . |
| 6 | And if it had not been for the speedy response of the coastguard , the boys would have found themselves out in the open sea . |