Example sentences of "they [verb] themselves to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the works ( de Kooning apart ) were abstract they lent themselves to diverse interpretations . |
| 2 | They attach themselves to executable files and are able to load themselves every time the infected file is loaded . |
| 3 | They described themselves to each other as being virtuous even , and certainly industrious . |
| 4 | They committed themselves to simple pro-rata savings rather than a re-ordering of priorities , reflecting the changing demand for the education and social services . |
| 5 | Any farm worker could easily anticipate the consequences of ‘ going against ’ the local farmers , so for the most part they resigned themselves to this situation , bit their tongues rather than spoke out and developed what is by now their notorious taciturnity and ability to ‘ keep themselves to themselves ’ . |
| 6 | They gave themselves to each other naturally , confident that she would take and hold as he would thrust and that she would give to let him thrust again — long and deep , longer and deeper , longer and deeper still — till both their hearts were thudding and each was lost in the act . |
| 7 | Can they open themselves to this source of energy , this fresh spring of water , this new wine , this ‘ women spirit rising ’ , and change and be changed in the process ? |
| 8 | Most of them ended up in the Middle East with Layforce , and when that was broken up they attached themselves to Combined Operations in Alexandria . |