Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] they [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes it seemed I knew more about my guests than they did themselves . |
| 2 | It is apparent from studies made that not all those summoned actually attended the heralds — a number ignored the college officers because they understood themselves too grand , of ancient family and proud lineage , and thus beyond any need to have their pedigrees recorded , much less authenticated . |
| 3 | Treat caterpillars before they treat themselves to your fruit and vegetables |
| 4 | ‘ In this decree Pope Pius was taking a good swipe at those who would bring the church up to date , the modernists as they call themselves . |
| 5 | ‘ People are pigs when they enjoy themselves . ’ |
| 6 | The expression of confusion observed on the faces of such cats as they pick themselves up is in itself sufficient to turn any cat-lover against the idea of claw-removal . |
| 7 | Characteristics of groups , like the characteristics of species , are thus considered by most theorists today to be the result of the selection of genes as they manifest themselves in the individuals comprising populations ( G. C. Williams 1966 ; Lewontin 1970 ; E. O. Wilson 1975 ) . |
| 8 | An alternative approach is to seek a better understanding of the developmental processes which seem to be at work by studying young children as they involve themselves in getting to know the language . |
| 9 | Some fungi are essential for young saplings , which rely on the fungal nutrients as they establish themselves . |
| 10 | They derive narcissistic satisfaction from their cultural ideals when they compare themselves with others ; ‘ … the right to despise the people outside it ( their culture ) compensates them for the wrongs they suffer within their own unit ’ . |
| 11 | All this was owned by the d'Urbervilles , or the Stoke-d'Urbervilles as they called themselves at first . |
| 12 | Toni felt it was a loaded question : ‘ I do n't see any harm in the world seeing women as they see themselves , ’ she commented . |
| 13 | A concept is not just a sticky label , so to speak , which we apply to objects as they present themselves to our senses . |
| 14 | Since each difference in form must signal a difference in meaning , children must make certain choices among forms when they find themselves faced with two different forms with apparently the same meaning — e.g. , bringed and brought , or cooker and cook . |
| 15 | We 'll be offering you activity books , so your children can get involved , developing a whole range of skills as they amuse themselves . |