Example sentences of "to themselves [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Yet if the subjects were required to repeat the alphabet to themselves during the task this introduced a bias in gap detection favouring the right visual field .
2 Experts say an analysis of the figures shows women are more likely than men to lie to themselves about the amount they drink .
3 An essential part of all eel tanks is sliding glass covers , so these were duly closed and the eels left to themselves for the night while I hoped that they were strong enough to survive the constant stress that they had endured over the past thirty-six hours .
4 This way she can guarantee her customers that they will have all the surrounding thousands of acres of bush totally to themselves for the duration of their stay .
5 Children do not listen to themselves in the way that adults ( sometimes ) do .
6 Country people may well have to look to themselves in the future , and to the skills of men like Dave Dunn .
7 They avoid making enemies , and so cut down on threats to themselves in the office jungle .
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