Example sentences of "[to-vb] themselves at [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They prepared to launch themselves at the waiting cordon of brawnier , no longer jeering , senior cadets .
2 On the Left Bank the Germans began to find themselves at an increasing tactical disadvantage .
3 Once dormant , however , their metabolism slows down so much that the pineal is virtually switched off , and how they manage to rouse themselves at the correct time remains a mystery .
4 In spite of this , innovation by individuals and communities of farmers in Africa will continue , and for the most part will enable rural families to maintain themselves at a reasonable level of nutrition .
5 The observers were also especially impressed by the collective concern for those who showed signs of being unable to support themselves at the local level :
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