Example sentences of "[pn reflx] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can stay up late and drink too much , not play squash in the morning , go to the pub at lunch-time via the newspaper shop , and stuff ourselves with roast beef and beer . |
| 2 | After lunch , Bernice and I armed ourselves with black plastic dustbin liners and we made a concerted attack on Billy 's room . |
| 3 | ‘ In the coming stage , we will not suffice ourselves with mere slogans but we will embark on objective and responsible dialogue . ’ |
| 4 | Nor do we easily associate ourselves with violent behaviour . |
| 5 | Also a good pointer where we 've been able to compare ourselves with civil engineering scaled fees , which was on the Overtown Bank Slip which was a job which went completely right , perfect no problems . |
| 6 | understand why all the agencies involved identify four in those circumstances I think in R A Southern Water district to themselves , because we 've got that information repeated across the county erm and it seemed to me important that erm somebody er accepted responsibility for taking an overall view of the circumstances to er merely because of course we can only concern ourselves with manmade er circumstances rather than er erm but I think you know members would agree that as a strategic planning authority , we appear to be the only auth er the only body which can erm in the cold light of day we view the circumstances look at the implications for strategic planning and local planning and the suggestion of those developments and obviously that would be a concern to us and er I felt and I have to that it is an area of responsibility erm which er within the of this |
| 7 | Chief Executive Neville Chamberlain said : ‘ We have concerned ourselves with environmental care for many years and are proud of our achievements so far . |
| 8 | We 're talking just under two hundred in Denmark and just under three hundred in Norway it may be cost-effective for us to do it ourselves with initial distribution from Stansted and maybe a local person doing any new distributions but I think in all honesty it will be as cheap for us |
| 9 | We sat stuffing ourselves with smoked-salmon sandwiches , slurping Earl Grey , while she charmed and intimidated them with her stolen airs and purloined graces . |
| 10 | In my own turfs we are quarrelling among ourselves with intense energy about whether women can be ordained priests , about who is more Catholic than their neighbour and about a whole host of internal issues , because we apparently have neither the grace nor the guts to face up to the real issues which are the business of the Church in the current world . |
| 11 | As we tried to calm ourselves with sweet coffee , a Swiss traveller appeared . |
| 12 | As a child he had been unable to cope with the passions around him ; he had hidden himself away in books , consoling himself with golden reveries . |
| 13 | The designer surrounded himself with exquisite objects — Chinese porcelain vases , a life-sized bronze reproduction of Donatello 's David , the paintings of Rousseau . |
| 14 | On Nov. 16 Sihanouk effectively repudiated his tacit understanding with the Khmers Rouges by associating himself with international calls for the prosecution of Pol Pot and others among the leadership for crimes against humanity . |
| 15 | But where Morse likes his real ale , 16-stone Guarnaccia just ca n't stop stuffing himself with real Italian cooking . |
| 16 | Neither the court nor a Chief Constable could compel an officer to do acts which can only lawfully be done if the officer himself with reasonable cause suspects that a breach of the peace has occurred or is imminently likely to occur . |
| 17 | If the young aspirant survives all the obstacles and makes a start in practice he may still find himself with serious financial problems . |
| 18 | The Major began to feel that Onyx Muggeridge was not quite what he had come to a Parents ' Evening for , and was quite grateful when the headmaster disengaged himself with palpable reluctance from the Fromes and sailed in his direction , exuding Manner . |
| 19 | It is evident that Polybius has identified himself with Roman success . |
| 20 | Taking orders without question removed the need to make decisions or involve himself with external matters . |
| 21 | On walking into the Stop Hinkley Centre , Marshall introduced himself with typical candour as ‘ the enemy ’ , then launched into a long shaggy dog story about how much opposition there had been to a hydro-electric scheme in Snowdonia . |
| 22 | Arthur and Geoff were already there and the ARP organist was surpassing himself with appropriate music . |
| 23 | Not only has he exerted himself tirelessly on teh College 's behalf but he has flung himself with similar enthusiasm into fundraising for the Prince 's Trust and for the Leigh City Technology School in Kent . |
| 24 | Simultaneously he proceeded to reinforce his own direct links with his electors by undertaking tours of the provinces and by publicly associating himself with progressive measures . |
| 25 | How about starting with a report on the Stuttgart Classic event where Goran really excelled himself with brilliant wins over Jim Courier and , of course , the out-of-sorts ( surely for the moment only ) , Stefan Edberg . |
| 26 | The earthly rule of Osiris was that of a just and wise king , who organised the agricultural , religious and secular life of his people , and who also concerned himself with peaceful foreign conquest , ably assisted by Isis , by his vizier Thoth , and by his officials Anubis and Wepwawet . |
| 27 | He has experimented successfully himself with low price hardbacks , but stresses that price can not be looked at in isolation . |
| 28 | If Guy had only exchanged contracts last week , he 'd organised himself with impressive speed . |
| 29 | Had n't he taken a day off to go fishing , while Adam busied himself with prospective clients ? |
| 30 | That Smart identified himself with other disciples as a missionary is apparent from a long passage in Fragment B , beginning at line 123 : |