Example sentences of "to themselves [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition it is hard for people who are becoming bitter and negative to see what is happening to themselves without incurring further guilt or self-dislike . |
| 2 | One positive result of a newly motivated group would be that some might see the advantages to themselves of returning to full-time education at the age of sixteen . |
| 3 | And the German emperors , the successors of Charlemagne , saw the advantages of Roman law to themselves in spreading their control . |
| 4 | The Six each saw benefits to themselves from joining the Common Market and hence signed the treaty of Rome . |
| 5 | Micrografx staff drew attention to themselves by wandering around in gear stolen from the Mexican extras in a spaghetti western . |
| 6 | The writers of fabliaux commonly draw attention to themselves by naming themselves , signing their work at beginning or end , and they don a limited number of disguises as their narratorial personae — as in the case of Boivin de Provins described above . |
| 7 | But taxpayers can improve the benefit of their subscription at no extra cost to themselves by making a covenant . |
| 8 | The Dodger and Charley Bates , not wanting to attract attention to themselves by running down the street , had stopped round the first corner . |
| 9 | Hit and run were the tactics , the Australians preferring to kill five or six Japanese than risk casualties to themselves by tarrying longer to kill more enemy in one skirmish . |
| 10 | Patrons attach clients to themselves by extending loans to the latter in times of crisis . |