Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] themselves [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Mrs Gaskell herself went to stay with a duke , her daughter , Meta , suggested that they should dress themselves up in the bed curtains ‘ of thick white satin stamped with little rosebuds ’ . |
| 2 | Now the 11 strong Ulster contingent from that ill-fated Polish trip must drag themselves up by the bootlaces for an earlier-than-usual start to the domestic programme , as next weekend sees the opening round of matches , albeit in diluted form in the Harp Kirk Cup . |
| 3 | Now the 11 strong Ulster contingent from that ill-fated Polish trip must drag themselves up by the bootlaces for an earlier-than-usual start to the domestic programme , as next weekend sees the opening round of matches , albeit in diluted form in the Harp Kirk Cup . |
| 4 | People were run over by trains because they would stretch themselves out on the rails for a quick nap , or because they were drunk . |
| 5 | Will the vast sums of money which are being asked for by the Governing Bodies of Sport mean that they will price themselves out of the market or will television continue to pay as they compete for audiences ? |
| 6 | Even before disaffiliation the Communists had urged all ILP " militants " to " take the lead in calling upon all revolutionary elements to come out of the ILP in a body , hold a separate conference and decide whether and in what way they can link themselves up with the only revolutionary party in Britain today — the Communist Party " . |