Example sentences of "[vb pp] themselves in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their enemies equipped themselves in the same fashion . |
| 2 | On the night the piece was shown in August 1990 , and the following day , Thames Television ran a Help Line staffed by experienced money advisers for viewers who had found themselves in the same situation as Sue and Tony . |
| 3 | These were articulate people , perhaps better able to deal with the press and media than some other families who have found themselves in the same position . |
| 4 | Perhaps Hincmar 's silence here was tactful , since Charles the Bald 's sons had not distinguished themselves in the traditional roles . |
| 5 | Had it not been for the psychic tracer , they must surely have lost themselves in the labyrinthine entrails of what was not one vessel but many , some of these enormous in their own right . |
| 6 | Many foreign brands have established themselves in the former Soviet Union for the sake of the publicity , but Baskin-Robbins becomes one of the few to commit themselves to manufacturing there . |
| 7 | In addition , 25% have managed only one issue in the relevant period , and no less than 38% have been in the top 50 for less than four years , excluding those who have established themselves in the last four years . |
| 8 | From Eddie Murphy to Richard Pryor , black American comedians have established themselves in the comic maintstream . |
| 9 | One day everyone was laughing and singing in the Delhi gardens , covering each other with pink powder and coloured Holi-water ; the next they had imprisoned themselves in the silent air-conditioned purdah of their bedrooms and offices , waiting patiently for the reprieve of evening . |