Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] themselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many more ants would need to go up into space for them to see themselves in perspective . |
| 2 | Sex education in schools may therefore have most impact if it aims to discourage helpless attitudes , by emphasising to young people that they are in control of their own lives , encouraging them to see themselves as active rather than passive , and in discussing what they might do in the event of an unwanted pregnancy . |
| 3 | ‘ I like taking the children to the playground — it 's such a good way for them to wear themselves out , particularly Nicola , who 's a real bundle of energy ! |
| 4 | In fact , a number of underwater animals have sufficiently delicate electric sensors to detect induced currents and they appear to use them to orient themselves . |
| 5 | Why use so many men just to stop them enjoying themselves ? |
| 6 | If climbers hugged themselves in delight in the knowledge that they had the monopoly on daft , death-defying behaviour , their hearts must have sunk to see people above them launch themselves off cliffs , strapped to a parachute . |
| 7 | We have come to appreciate that we can not expect children to live by our adult standards too early , or too quickly , without doing them harm ; but nor should we expect them to socialize themselves . |
| 8 | A new generation of bankers who were n't around last time will be encouraging them to overreach themselves . |
| 9 | A new generation of bankers who were not around last time will be encouraging them to overreach themselves . |
| 10 | Most of them applied themselves to their exercise books , their faces contorted with intellectual effort . |
| 11 | If an employer does not prevent them availing themselves of the opportunity to learn business secrets how can he later seek to restrain an employee from using the same information . |
| 12 | Live , there 's a mixture of experimentation and entertainment , but without them stripping themselves emotionally bare just for the sake of it — there 's as much truth as there is artifice . |
| 13 | Everyone agrees the republics need all the parctical help they can get to stop them tearing themselves apart . |
| 14 | no you ca n't lock them up and throw away the key , that 's that 's , in a Christian society , that 's not on , you 've got to do something to help them to rehabilitate themselves . |
| 15 | You motivate the players for one of those and then let them enjoy themselves , ’ stated the man who then elected to put the apparent hopelessness of Scotland 's position into focus . |
| 16 | As she looked at them squashing themselves into chairs bought for Weenie and Co. , she thought of a story from her French course . |
| 17 | I am sure the Servite fathers had given their consent for this , although not one of them came themselves . |
| 18 | And Doña Ximena and her daughters stood trembling , like women who had never seen such things before : and when the Cid saw it he made them seat themselves , so as no longer to behold it . |
| 19 | As a single-season display they are beautiful and the possibility of them establishing themselves should be seen as a bonus . |
| 20 | Well , preventing them filling themselves with drink . |
| 21 | And McCall , the driving force in Rangers ' 2–1 European Cup win at Elland Road , said : ‘ Leeds have great character and ability and I hope they go on to do well this season , but it will be difficult for them to pick themselves up from this . |
| 22 | I begged them to cover themselves up , but they would n't . |
| 23 | The children of the Indians are saved , to be sold or given away as servants , or rather slaves for as long a time as the owners can make them believe themselves slaves . |
| 24 | They have as much interest in learning to talk as any other child , but because they have less control over the muscles in the mouth , it 's harder for them to express themselves . |
| 25 | Introducing young people to society and encouraging them to express themselves should not create conflict , as long as there is a co-operative understanding within the family or community . |
| 26 | His immediate concern is to get them to help themselves but not to do it so successfully that the state will throw in its hand altogether . |
| 27 | The Commission sees itself as motivating authorities to make improvements by helping them to help themselves . |
| 28 | Instead of retaining exclusive control over classroom resources , Rick showed pupils where equipment , etc. was kept and expected them to help themselves to whatever they needed . |
| 29 | Elsewhere , the company is persuading people to take just one paper napkin instead of the traditional handful ( usage is down by 40 per cent at one US example ) and asking them to help themselves to just as many vegetables as they think they 'll realistically eat . |
| 30 | If you do not help your people , or allow them to help themselves , they may all die , and take you with them . |