Example sentences of "[vb base] themselves [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideology , defined as the control over certain potential media of objectification in society by interest groups such that those who externalize themselves on to those media are unable to recognize that section of themselves , is a common historical phenomenon . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know if a lot of men put themselves up against that . ’ |
| 3 | It may be true that people put themselves forward for managerial posts in public industry because they have a genuine desire to improve social welfare ( though they dislike effort ) . |
| 4 | Gazzer , a strange , urgent little figure , hurrying among them with a bloodstained rag round his right hand , dressed in filthy black trousers and a black anorak , made one or two people shield their eyes against the sun and , with lazy curiosity , prop themselves up on one elbow to follow his progress through the gardens . |
| 5 | The evolutionary pressure for some exaggeration of fighting ability is present and many species puff themselves up in various ways , thereby making themselves look more fearsome than they really are . |
| 6 | Many people cut themselves off from great sources of nourishment and direction because they imagine that writing can not be taught , or if it can , that you ca n't learn about it in a group . |
| 7 | ( Catatonics typically do not speak or appear to listen or take necessary initiatives ; they cut themselves off from human contact . ) |
| 8 | Court applications lend themselves well to this format . |
| 9 | But these hot summer nights lend themselves better to cold lager and I felt more at ease with the Schonbrau Original Premium Pilsener lager , very dry and good value at £3.99 for four cans . |
| 10 | But these hot summer nights lend themselves better to cold lager and I felt more at ease with the Original Premium Pilsener lager , very dry and good value at £3.99 for four cans . |
| 11 | One of the reasons for working particularly with correlations is that those of low order lend themselves satisfactorily to physical interpretation , in ways to be discussed in Section 19.4 . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's not certain , but there 's a suggestion that they have stolen British army trucks and uniforms and , with forged documents , pass themselves off as official convoys . |
| 13 | Stock Exchange money brokers finance themselves additionally by short-term borrowing from banks but , in the event that funds are not forthcoming on normal market terms , they like the GEMMs have individual borrowing rights at the Bank of England . |
| 14 | And it strengthens woman-centred feminism 's influence within other discourses which set themselves apart from political concerns , like psychology . |
| 15 | After the wedding he and Margaret and Macnab moved to another flat , in Onslow Gardens , South Kensington , where the two men issued a prospectus and set themselves up as private tutors . |
| 16 | Men who believe themselves out of all danger may grow careless , and make some foolish move that can betray them . |
| 17 | Shrub roses Most , but by no means all , shrub roses rule themselves out of small and average size gardens by their dimensions , but some are small enough to be captivating and defy rejection . |
| 18 | It would be easy to dismiss her as nothing more than a minor accessory to ben Issachar 's crime against me : these women stay in the background , mind their own business over the cookpots and the infant 's cot , keep themselves out of public view . |
| 19 | Four-fifths of Oxfordshire teachers feel competent to conduct their review , and only a minimal 3 per cent declare themselves not at all competent . |
| 20 | The engagingly clumsy band throw themselves around like ecstatic infants , a surprisingly large audience greets the cream of the set with near-passion , and even a clutch of low points ( the aforementioned kick-off songs , the band 's stand-offish charity stroll through ‘ Deeply Dippy ’ ) ca n't sully The Rockingbirds ' aura of rich , tune-drenched quality . |
| 21 | In East Anglia people either in the on their pub lunches they either throw themselves on to that or on to treacle pudding . |