Example sentences of "[noun pl] themselves [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plates themselves were of standard design , but a nice sense of hierarchy was observed in the kind of metal used to tie them together — gold for the prince , silver for his wife and bronze for concubines . |
| 2 | But they also say in the alternative that that since the plaintiffs themselves were at this time by mid to late October of nineteen eighty five , not ready or able to complete it would have been improper erm for the defendant to advise the plaintiffs to serve a special notice to complete and my Lord the question that therefore arises er whether , even if that were correct , er and it 's not admitted that it is , that exonerates the defendants from given the advice er and whether they should still have advised the plaintiff erm of the opportunity which was open to him , that the plaintiff could if necessary take that course himself or be advised to go er elsewhere and be advised independently is er this is , this the point of the matter which he regarded as improper and was not willing to do it on the plaintiff 's behalf . |
| 3 | Abuse and neglect are also commonly seen in children of mothers with learning disabilities and are particularly common if the fathers also suffer from learning disabilities or if the children themselves are of normal IQ . |
| 4 | A good advertising campaign will increase sales , but if the products themselves are of poor quality the improvement will only be temporary . |
| 5 | There are likely to be more opportunities for prevention if the social factors themselves are of causal significance in clinical depression , rather than the person 's distorted interpretation of their threatfulness . |