Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [vb base] themselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to General Accident , about 50,000 drivers find themselves stranded on the autobahn every year . |
| 2 | At least three cases suggest themselves : |
| 3 | What is absolutely clear is that the three prisoners have themselves vehemently protested their innocence from day one . |
| 4 | There is no self-evident motivation for these intrusions , but three hypotheses present themselves : |
| 5 | Three difficulties present themselves : |
| 6 | This year over 40 exhibitors spread themselves between a score of hotels and venues , apparently selected on the basis of being as far apart as possible . |
| 7 | FOR THE thoughtful punter , with cash in hand , at least two openings present themselves this morning — the Grand National and next week 's General Election . |
| 8 | And so they depart — on board ship — ( The two SPIES position themselves on either side of the PLAYER , and the three of them sway gently in unison , the motion of a boat ; and then the PLAYER detaches himself. ) — and they arrive — ( One SPY shades his eyes at the horizon. ) — and disembark — and present themselves before the English king- ( He wheels round . ) |
| 9 | Although these four authors address themselves to rather different problems , and do not appear to agree on a number of issues , their combined views on the importance of soil erosion are more or less consistent , and quite clear — its importance is exaggerated , agricultural technology initiated by both officials and farmers can respond satisfactorily , and the resources at disposal are massive and are constantly being created by technology itself . |
| 10 | Two explanations suggest themselves . |
| 11 | Two alternatives suggest themselves . |
| 12 | By the " permanence " of true-kin relationships in both models I refer to the fact that if two individuals consider themselves to be true kinsmen their kinship will persist in latent form even if they do not interact with one another at all for years on end . |
| 13 | Every week , up to four farmers kill themselves , and the numbers have increased as the recession in agriculture deepens . |
| 14 | Now , with both Liverpool and Everton among the also-rans the two men find themselves in the ironic position of standing in each others ' way with the Premier League championship up for grabs . |
| 15 | Two choices present themselves . |
| 16 | As far as human awareness is concerned , the two impulses manifest themselves in a strict relation : only so much Dionysiac experience is permitted to the individual consciousness as can be controlled by the Apolline and translated into its life-sustaining terms . |