Example sentences of "and [vb past] themselves [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Confronting explicitly collectivist opponents for the first time , the Conservative party , so Fforde contends , stressed the values of the free market , turned to the classical economists to justify non-intervention , and revealed themselves to be doctrinally committed to individualism . |
| 2 | During the course of the action , they inflicted heavy casualties on their attackers and revealed themselves to be fierce and resourceful fighters — not amateurs , but professionals of a skill comparable to that of their Roman adversaries . |
| 3 | They would not be there unless they shared the European ideal and believed themselves to be an integral part of the process of European unity . |
| 4 | Gradually , though , as the rest of the column led by his uncle on a fine white horse arrived , the survivors who could walk came out of the banqueting hall and allowed themselves to be greeted by the relieving troops . |
| 5 | So they returned each to his own country , blessing him for their deliverance , and magnifying his great bounty ; and forthwith they sent him tribute and acknowledged themselves to be his vassals . |
| 6 | Parties , in many respects , were no longer taken seriously by the voters ; many more people now disavowed parties altogether and declared themselves to be independents . |