Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [verb] themselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may prefer to believe themselves to be special and different in their primary addictions rather than part of a wider group of sufferers from addictive disease . |
| 2 | Some transracial adopters may prefer to isolate themselves from the cultural background and ethnic origin of their child because it is easier in the short run to escape conflicts . |
| 3 | They may have allied themselves with some enemy and been forced to leave . |
| 4 | They will be less available than previously to sit on appointment panels and may have to limit themselves to advising on senior posts only . |
| 5 | ( 10 ) Because members of the Panel executive and the full Panel are often seconded from merchant banks , stockbrokers , firms of solicitors and accountants they may have to excuse themselves from dealing with any case which involves their employing company or firm . |
| 6 | Women who feel they may have put themselves at risk , but are unsure of their HIV status , may also wish to take such advice . |
| 7 | On the other hand , those newcomers who wish to ‘ belong ’ may try to ingratiate themselves with the local population , sometimes — because of their misconceived expectations of village life — with disappointing results . |
| 8 | Some patients may try to starve themselves in order to avoid oral agents or insulin , and this needs to be identified immediately . |
| 9 | In the absence of any guarantees , Rangers may care to comfort themselves with the knowledge that the club have not lost a game in which McCoist has had to replace Richard Gough as team captain , the list including three previous European ties this season . |
| 10 | Others , such as the Jewish religious laws , may continue to propagate themselves for thousands of years , usually because of the great potential permanence of written records . |