Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] themselves [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely it is better for them to strive to be literate than to engage themselves in the fruitless task of emulating the speech of the hearing . |
| 2 | The eagles talked less now and fell into their own thoughts as if preparing themselves for the dark months ahead . |
| 3 | To sidestep any arguments about who should inherit the party 's vast fortunes if a split occurs , the delegates declared themselves to be the legal heirs of the HSWP , whilst dissociating themselves from the old party 's ‘ crimes , false and mistaken principles and methods ’ . |
| 4 | Too often the role is left to a houseproud male or to the women who dig their own grave when entrapping themselves into a traditional duty , by doing it themselves out of resignation . |
| 5 | What is clear from these comparisons is that ‘ occupational status is not the only factor which individuals consider when assigning themselves to a given ‘ social class ’ . |