Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] themselves [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The New FADS missed the boat , but , well look here , they 've built themselves a new one . |
| 2 | Derry 's unfancied squad , written off by a lot of football pundits , are so keen to prove their detractors wrong , that they 've set themselves a demanding series of targets for the remaining four matches . |
| 3 | North , second in the table and also undefeated , have given themselves a great chance of pulling off a win which will close the gap at the top . |
| 4 | The Government have given themselves a permanent contributions holiday by no longer making an Exchequer contribution to the national insurance fund . |
| 5 | The privatised boards have given themselves an inbuilt incentive to exploit their monopoly position . |
| 6 | ‘ They need to find themselves a decent bloke , ’ said William 's nan once , presumably meaning four decent blokes as she was not a great advocate of polygamy . |
| 7 | Costs have got themselves a terrible name , mainly because narrow-minded finance people have concentrated on reducing them in an effort to increase profit . |
| 8 | The EGBT have been in existence for some years and have proved themselves a respectable and reliable organisation with several completed projects to their credit . |