Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] themselves [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their recruitment policy has worked very well for them and they are by far the largest outside America , although they are still having great difficulty establishing themselves in the USA . |
| 2 | But they have more difficulty defending themselves on the second and more serious charge . |
| 3 | The General could see that the garrison were having trouble adjusting themselves to the new state of things and so , to give them time , he called for iced sherry and soda to be served . |
| 4 | There the cadets made their promises and signed a covenant form binding themselves to the service of God and the Salvation Army " all their days " . |
| 5 | It is clear , however , that Law Lords while for the most part restricting themselves to the obviously technical are not averse to speaking on social questions like capital punishment , the treatment of offenders and adultery . |
| 6 | Outside they could hear the rest of the pack throwing themselves against the timber of the gate and the outer wall . |