Example sentences of "they were [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time as they were re-establishing themselves in Vietnam the French were finally being evicted , as they saw it , from Syria and the Lebanon and while these were League of Nations mandates rather than parts of the French Empire proper , their loss was no less bitterly resented . |
| 2 | They will recollect the guidelines they were given themselves as children . |
| 3 | Somehow , somewhere , she got the impression that they were congratulating themselves on Martin and Rachel 's failure ; on their very irresponsible approach to Phoebe 's education . |
| 4 | They 've shown opposition to the introduction of L M S right from the start and put every obstacle possible in the way of its success , and its implementation , and yet there they were congratulating themselves on how well it was working . |
| 5 | Hello there … the olympic gold rush hit Central South over the weekend … first as we predicted … as we hoped … the Henley on Thames rowing machine of Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent cruised home in the coxless pairs … and while they were enjoying themselves in Spain . |
| 6 | Many of the instrumental numbers were so relaxed , they looked like they were amusing themselves at a family party and when Harry told everyone to stand up as he bopped around the stage in his black silk suit , everyone did as they were told . |
| 7 | He urged them to recognize that by not understanding the thought of India they were depriving themselves of the opportunity of serving India . |
| 8 | Shouts and curses echoed across the vault , and then they were hurling themselves down the steps . |
| 9 | Checking their activities to see that they were confining themselves to local products , and were not turning to smuggling was very difficult until improvements in transport and in the structure of government meant that the vast majority of imports paid duty . |