Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pn reflx] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The striking point , however , is that instead of merely denying the charge , he had set out to vindicate himself by finding a scientific reason why the world could not be eternal . |
| 2 | The opportunity to retrieve herself by usefulness came to Nicandra almost immediately — Lalage was back with them , downcast , apologetic . |
| 3 | As the main churches have become more liberal , Free Presbyterianism emerged to challenge the lack of ‘ real ’ Protestantism and hence offered an implicit challenge to the fraternal organizations to purify themselves by breaking their ties with the main , and now apostate , denominations . |
| 4 | I tried to distract myself by concentrating on Jamila . |
| 5 | However , even if it is a small field , all they have really learned is to position themselves by habit , using the local landmarks to help . |
| 6 | In September he tried to kill himself by slashing his wrists . |
| 7 | Philip got his revenge when his army beat an Athenian-led alliance at the battle of Chaironea in 338BC , thereby putting Greece under his control and , a little later , causing Demosthenes to kill himself by poison . |
| 8 | It was on this stretch of line near Didcot that William McCrae tried to kill himself by jumping off a train travelling at nearly seventy miles an hour . |
| 9 | Catherine or St Catherine 's Hill itself constituted a Pandora 's box of small-town trades and occupations at the time : everything from a gingerbread maker to a hairdresser , a staymaker , a breechesmaker , Charles Tucker the coalminer , John Golledge the blind schoolmaster , Mrs Allen at the Castle public house , and even John Ward , who seemed to be able to support himself by practising the noble art of a ‘ horse jockey ’ . |
| 10 | Like most Birkbeck students , he was obliged to support himself by working at a job of some kind . |
| 11 | The creditor may have done enough by superintending himself the execution of the document and by attempting to assure himself by means of questions or explanation that she knows to what she is committing herself . |
| 12 | After his retirement , I might try to persuade him to enjoy himself by accompanying me to whatever seaside resort the Conservative party attends for its conference next October — I will ensure his safety of passage into the hall — so that he can see how few pinstripe suits there are , let alone the mythical hats of which he spoke . |
| 13 | His classmates had called him a sissie because he had never dared to dirty himself by climbing a wall or joining in any of their rough-and-tumble games . |
| 14 | I have to say though , that when we the Council advise other charities on the investment powers that they should take when they 're established and when they draft their Memorandum of Association , erm , we advise them to take wider powers er , than these , and we advise them that they should not seek to constrain themselves by the Trustee Investment Act nineteen sixty-one , as our own flexibility is constrained . |
| 15 | If , as in the last illustration , you decide that a fact can be inferred from what is given , though not explicitly stated , it is wise to guard yourself by stating expressly that you assume the fact to exist . |
| 16 | The body has the ability to heal itself by means of its vital force and , according to the principles of naturopathy , disease is the resistance of that vital force to abnormal conditions in the body . |
| 17 | Homoeopathy is a process of natural healing in which the remedies are used to assist the body to heal itself by stimulating its natural healing powers . |
| 18 | ‘ We have to help ourselves by never stretching ourselves to the limit when taking out a mortgage or borrowing money . ‘ |
| 19 | He put his head out of the window and tried to clam himself by attempting to identify the night sounds . |
| 20 | Dr Neil tried to calm himself by a grave examination of the doll , as though it were one of his patients , holding the tiny wrist to take the pulse , only to see the laughter on her face , and for that to provoke him to further inward excesses . |
| 21 | The subconscious mind is at all times fully protective and will not allow the patient to betray himself by his actions or his words . |
| 22 | Cumberland decided that Wales was the more likely objective , though he tried to cover himself by arranging for the road between Buxton and Derby to be broken up by the Derbyshire militia to slow Charles down should he take it instead . |
| 23 | how far it was open to him to cover himself by insurance . |
| 24 | Where the privacy of routine cases provides an effective screen to scrutiny , however , the field officer is freed from the need to cover himself by acting according to his perception of the organization 's expectations . |
| 25 | In relation to clauses which impose a monetary limit on damages recoverable in the event of breach of contract , the court is also to take into account : ( a ) the resources which [ the party seeking to rely on the clause ] could expect to be available to him for the purpose of meeting the liability should it arise ; and ( b ) how far it was open to him to cover himself by insurance . |
| 26 | The birthplace of the novel is the solitary individual , who is no longer able to express himself by giving examples of his most important concerns , is himself uncounselled and can not counsel others . |
| 27 | ( As we have already noted , Herod attempted to legitimise himself by marrying a Maccabean princess , then proceeded to murder her and her sons , thus extinguishing the Maccabean line . ) |
| 28 | Rosie had bitten him twice in the past ; once when she managed to free herself by chewing through her tethering-rope , and once when she leaped through the window of Buddie 's jeep and chased him into the pig-yard . |
| 29 | She was too angry to run down at once to Electricity , had to calm herself by walking briskly around the streets , postponing thoughts about her father till later . |
| 30 | One of the ways in which wars start is by nations trying to assert themselves by insulting , humiliating and attacking other countries . |