Example sentences of "[to-vb] their [noun pl] [conj] [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally enough , those who commit crimes will tend to conceal their actions and protect themselves . |
| 2 | I ask the children to bend their knees and lower themselves and then stand up . |
| 3 | In London , the Charity Organization Society ( COS ) did pioneer work in developing a casework approach to the families who came to it for aid , helping them to solve their problems and help themselves rather than become dependent on charitable funds . |
| 4 | State officials are dependent upon capitalist economic development and growth if they are going to be able to pursue their interests and sustain themselves in office , so they are constrained to act in the interests of capital , although not necessarily in its optimal interests ( Offe , 1984 ) . |
| 5 | Many blind people struggle to pay their bills and provide themselves with the necessities of life . |
| 6 | Afterwards , he ensured the men who had accompanied him to Scotland were well before sending Ranulf off to wash their clothes and busy himself about the abbey . |