Example sentences of "[modal v] lend [pn reflx] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , the information found may lend itself to various forms of presentation , ranging from fact sheets to some kind of argument for or against various issues . |
| 2 | Reverting to my opening discussion of the evolution of the ego and superego , we can readily see the importance of these stages and we can understand why it is that the sexual drive should lend itself to such apparently irrelevant associations as the oral and anal zones . |
| 3 | In Snowdonia , Snowdon itself could lend itself to such management as could the Glyder and Tryfan mountain block . |
| 4 | In Snowdonia , Snowdon itself could lend itself to such management as could the Glyder and Tryfan mountain block . |
| 5 | They wanted stories that would lend themselves to lurid headlines such as FOR GOD 'S SAKE GO ! |
| 6 | Materials with interesting sound effects would lend themselves to this kind of treatment . |
| 7 | Influencing a short , predictable , product-oriented transaction ( say purchasing a hamburger at a fast food restaurant ) would lend itself to prescriptive training techniques supported by highly specified procedures and standards . |
| 8 | It is a system that would lend itself to any sizeable district general hospital . |
| 9 | Many solicitors , in writing a letter for a client , will misrepresent the law , even though they are addressing themselves to a layman , and will lend themselves to various abuses and suppressions ( not involving a breach of law ) in order to obstruct a just claim . |
| 10 | Obviously not all historical writings will lend themselves to this imagining . |
| 11 | Young children 's natural curiosity and need to investigate the things around them , will lend itself to historical work investigating historical artefacts and simple historical evidence , and using oral history , asking questions of older members of the community . |