Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] themselves [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Manhattanville they stopped to water the horses and to refresh themselves with a drink of lemonade from an inn . |
| 2 | It is no coincidence that Rousseau also believed that women were incapable of the development and education required for citizenship and ‘ must be trained to bear the yoke from the first … and to submit themselves to the will of others . ’ |
| 3 | They came out of the East End to save the charts from unrebellious tat and to save themselves from a life in and out of prison . |
| 4 | be ready to make informed guesses , and to correct themselves in the light of additional information , eg by reading ahead or looking back in the text ; |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Christians gravitated to Ireland not to impose their creed on others , but to immerse themselves in the teachings of the past — and to discover , in the seclusion and peace of the island , their own inner communion with their God , independent of hierarchical priesthoods . |