Example sentences of "and [modal v] [vb infin] themselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless they can be guaranteed a post , they will consider alternatives at a time when they probably need to be free of distractions from their studies and may commit themselves to another job unnecessarily . |
| 2 | Others will have more than one " drug or behaviour of choice " and may find themselves to be significantly cross-addicted to many others . |
| 3 | They are permanently based at the Apollo and must acquaint themselves with every scene change of each production . |
| 4 | Hobbes ' solution was , order must be imposed on a recalcitrant human nature , to make society possible , Rousseau 's theory was , if only people could be liberated from the things that makes them selfish , selfish and anti-social , they would come together in a natural social contract , where individuals would spontaneously give up their freedom , in order to gain the benefits of social cooperation , and Rousseau 's view was , if only people were , were fully rational , and could free themselves from the unfortunate effects of , of er civilization , they would enter into a state of erm , perfect society in which they could er , associate er without the , the necessity of things like the state or or whatever . |
| 5 | Many solicitors , in writing a letter for a client , will misrepresent the law , even though they are addressing themselves to a layman , and will lend themselves to various abuses and suppressions ( not involving a breach of law ) in order to obstruct a just claim . |
| 6 | They played against a team of east of Scotland women in Edinburgh last night , and will pit themselves against a Scottish team select in Glasgow tonight and a West of Scotland select in Glasgow tomorrow . |