Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] itself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oxford Polytechnic , deriving from a further education institution with poor facilities , had a struggle to establish itself with the CNAA . |
| 2 | In the stroboscopic view , the giant pistons were the only things moving — until a figure detached itself from the wall , its grey colour exactly that of the background steel . |
| 3 | What if a council finds itself on the brink ? |
| 4 | A group describing itself as the " Iraqi national opposition " called on Feb. 19 for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein , as had a communiqué issued on Jan. 28 by the Islamic opposition in Iraq . |
| 5 | The guide took his place at centre stern and , after the raft had turned in a circle to adjust itself to the current , the paddling rhythm set in to send it down-river towards the white foam that could be seen rising between the distant boulders . |
| 6 | A starling anointing itself with the defensive fluids of an ant . |
| 7 | The Commonwealth as a whole committed itself to the promotion of sustainable development and alleviation of poverty , with the more prosperous Commonwealth members promising " an adequate flow of resources " to alleviate the debt burdens of the most needy . |
| 8 | Then one end of a crate detached itself from the crates and began to steal away , edging slowly round in a half circle . |
| 9 | Apart from the fact that it avoids the above dilemmas , by claiming only the narrowest scope for semantics , such a theory recommends itself to the pragmaticist for the following reasons . |
| 10 | Thus within hospitals the Alliance of Health Workers ( AHW ) has formed which as a union allies itself with the progressive national union federation . |
| 11 | A hand launching itself into the air |
| 12 | She felt a tear squeeze itself from the corner of her eye . |
| 13 | That night a bird hurled itself against the window pane and woke them both up . |
| 14 | A fly drowned itself in the puddle . |