Example sentences of "present [pn reflx] to the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only after these days can she present herself to the priest for ritual atonement of her impurity : |
| 2 | The position of the old inn made it attractive to wealthy friends of Royalty , wishing to change their clothes before presenting themselves to the monarch at Windsor . |
| 3 | Later in life this early thrill ( a combination of pleasure and shock ) is reproduced in voyeuristic activities as well as in its converse : narcissism and exhibitionism — presenting oneself to the gaze of the self and others . |
| 4 | It presents itself to the citizen in many different guises : the payment of VAT on a chocolate bar , a rule against parking on a yellow line , a maternity allowance . |
| 5 | In the run-up to the elections Fujimori sought to present himself to the public as the defender of democracy , claiming that opposition politicians had been behind a coup attempt on Nov. 13 aimed at preventing the CCD elections from taking place and restoring the 1979 Constitution . |