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Example sentences of "themselves [prep] the foot " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Last Saturday United managed to lift themselves off the foot of division two , but they 're still financially rock bottom .
2	But I do n't see why they should be asked to shoot themselves in the foot by paying to train a competitor 's workforce , and neither do they ! ’
3	The British penchant for shooting themselves in the foot emerged again when officials decided that professionals who resided and worked outside Britain were ineligible to play , although they qualified by birth .
4	The Army backs also had their moments , but too often the soldiers shot themselves in the foot as the critical pass was dropped or the wrong option taken .
5	Businesses , says the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising in its press ads , are shooting themselves in the foot by not advertising in the recession .
6	That 's quite ludicrous , why should they shoot themselves in the foot and is Mr seriously suggesting the same thing ?
7	It is true that there were unforeseen obstacles for Hibs to overcome — not least of which was an ankle injury to goalkeeper Chris Reid who was stretchered off after 37 minutes after a 50-50 challenge with Colin West — but it was difficult to disagree with Alex Miller 's belief that Hibs shot themselves in the foot .
8	Gerry Collins was concerned that Thistle had shot themselves in the foot again .
9	BANKS seem to have become experts at shooting themselves in the foot .
10	When I arrived ten minutes before her at one stop ( advance means a few minutes ahead as well as two months ) I found that two ladies in wheelchairs had positioned themselves at the foot of the stairs and were pleading with everyone to let them stay and shake hands with Mrs Thatcher .
11	However , Nottingham Forest find themselves at the foot of a Premier League where standards are low , largely due to a paucity of decent managers and where none have Clough 's breadth of knowledge and experience .