Example sentences of "oneself with " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the task of fortifying oneself with supportive personal relationships , compadrazgo offers extensive manipulative opportunities . |
| 2 | In the second case one identifies oneself with the worst aspects of the society . |
| 3 | This system may require some initial experimentation to familiarise oneself with exposure times , chemical strengths etc. , but it is much more convenient in many respects , especially if you are involved with designing/prototyping as well as routine project building . |
| 4 | How much better it is to surround oneself with nice paintings of collie dogs and children , sunsets and young lovers holding hands … ’ |
| 5 | If the arguments are correct , then involving oneself with correctionalism is an act of commitment to pro-capitalist , conservative ideology . |
| 6 | When they talk about these matters and the need to engage oneself with one 's history , he realizes that ‘ history ’ is the operative word . |
| 7 | In away this is a decision to present oneself with a problem arid then to set about solving that problem . |
| 8 | In those sort of casinos in the south of France , she thought , it would be in poor taste to adorn oneself with fake diamonds . |
| 9 | She saw herself perhaps as an Elizabeth Bowen heroine — for one did not openly identify oneself with Jane Austen 's heroines and To The North was her favourite novel . |
| 10 | The first step must be to visit the LOCUS and familiarize oneself with , for example , road layout in an R.T.A. or operation of machinery relative to a factory accident , where one has access thereto . |
| 11 | Just as one can know whether one is short or tall only by comparing oneself with others , so one can know whether one 's own political system is " short " or " tall " only by putting it alongside other systems and noting the differences . |
| 12 | Perhaps the best comparison is that of seasickness … finally one abandons one 's self to it , one has no longer even the strength to cover oneself with one 's pack as protection against splinters , and one scarcely still has left the strength to pray to God … |