Example sentences of "be [adj] and [verb] themselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | In anglerfish ( above left ) the problem is solved because the males are parasitic and attach themselves permanently to females . |
| 2 | Try to help them be objective and set themselves realistic , measurable targets . |
| 3 | Like everyone else they should eat well , be active and give themselves time to rest and relax . |
| 4 | Amid the unspeakable sufferings , however , there are epic tales of courage and heroism ; of those who voluntarily followed their banished loved ones into the unknown ; of enlightened , cultivated exiles who chose to remain after their sentences were complete and devote themselves to the scientific , artistic and educational development of the region . |
| 5 | Groundcrew were emotional and applied themselves with vigour to their checks , to keep their minds off the subject in hand — just as the aircrew had done in the cockpit on the flight from Cranfield to Waddington . |
| 6 | But the EGP are not communist , they are nationalist and define themselves , like Rigoberta Menchu , by their ethnicity . |