Example sentences of "[noun sg] [art] [noun pl] [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the present case the assignors declared themselves to be trustees of the assigned parts of the deposits if B.C.C.I. was unable to designate separate deposit accounts in the assignees ' names . |
| 2 | As a result the banks found themselves in a quandary — they had lent vast sums of money which could neither be repaid nor return interest . |
| 3 | In effect the molecules assemble themselves ( Journal of the American Chemical Society , vol 105 , p 674 ) . |
| 4 | Let us suppose that following incorporation the partners award themselves salaries of £43,500 which is about the level required to ensure that tax on the salary does not exceed the basic 25% rate . |
| 5 | When their big friends get stuck into close combat the Snotlings throw themselves on the enemy , screaming and yelling crazily , waving their wooden clubs and biting the foes with their sharp teeth . |
| 6 | In the flat land of the Delta the babies cry themselves to sleep in the airless shade , while everyone else labours in the scintillating sun . |
| 7 | The ceremony was supposed to start at 2 pm on the 29th : the Gulf on whose beach the men found themselves had been named San Miguel because of the happy coincidence of the feast day . |
| 8 | In the book the generals see themselves as the heroes anxious to save America . |
| 9 | In the initial centuries of Bel Shanaar 's long reign the Elves busied themselves rebuilding their land and exploring the surrounding world . |
| 10 | An explanation for this negative attitude towards the union lies in the way the women identified themselves in terms of their domestic lives rather than as paid workers . |
| 11 | ‘ It was a big game for us , ’ he said , ‘ And I was delighted at the way the youngsters acquitted themselves — not just in terms of their ability , but also in terms of their temperament . |
| 12 | Well in War and Peace it 's a story of the er I mean there are many themes go on but the broad sweep of history is about the Napoleonic invasion of Russia and the way the Russians defended themselves against the French armies . |
| 13 | The column distorts the way the advertisers describe themselves . |
| 14 | She loved the way the children absorbed themselves in activities . |
| 15 | ‘ They are not interested in the helping the kids enjoy themselves . |