Example sentences of "[conj] [n mass] [vb base] themselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More generally , if we are to incorporate our results into a theory of ordinary language comprehension , we must explicate the relation between experimental task and the ‘ tasks ’ that people set themselves in ordinary reading and listening . |
| 2 | In the debate that followed , right-wing think-tanks pressed for radical changes : from introducing a requirement that people insure themselves against health bills and the state should merely help poor individuals , through tax relief to encourage private insurance , to the introduction of competition into the health market ( Letwin and Redwood , 1988 ; Pirie and Butler , 1988 ; Willetts and Goldsmith , 1988 ; Robinson , 1988 ) . |
| 3 | The accommodation is cool and spotless and staff pride themselves on offering a warm welcome . |
| 4 | you know it 's almost as if it 's like er you know a sort of negative thing to , to , to find out about somebody erm so erm yeah I mean I think I , so I think you 'll , I think you 'll , you 'll of necessity have to try and do something which captures this , this sort of informal talk because as soon as people commit themselves to writing they 're gon na be erm they 're gon na be |
| 5 | One example is the way Christians become tongue-tied when people define themselves by what they reject in Christianity . |