Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pn reflx] with [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has deported himself with great dignity . |
| 2 | As we tried to calm ourselves with sweet coffee , a Swiss traveller appeared . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Comment : Very useful device when you want to ingratiate yourself with another person who is trying hard to play high status . |
| 5 | It is evident that Polybius has identified himself with Roman success . |
| 6 | They would seek to liberate themselves with European machinery and European techniques . |
| 7 | Former marketing and promotions assistant to the now defunct David Messum Gallery , Michael Roosen has launched himself with considerable energy into the business of ‘ Healing , Personal Development , and Stress Management as well as Visual Arts promotion ’ . |
| 8 | If Guy had only exchanged contracts last week , he 'd organised himself with impressive speed . |
| 9 | Straightforward in principle , although highly complex in technical detail , the majority of today 's desk-top fax machines rarely seek to sell themselves with seductive design ( the usual Japanese route to consumer appeal ) ; they just sit there , looking like little photocopiers or big telephones , doing what they are supposed to do . |
| 10 | Quite apart from such specific minor functions , there are no practical restraints upon either House of Parliament seeking to busy itself with any task whatever that it cares to assume . |
| 11 | We get lost of letters from riders who are keen to have a go at competing but would like to arm themselves with some information first . |
| 12 | My milk did n't seem to be coming through so I was told to stuff myself with rich food and carbohydrates . |
| 13 | Europe began to equip itself with electrical power stations ; London 's first was the Edison Holborn Viaduct station of 1882 . |
| 14 | They all knew that Freddie had , as usual , ended yet another affair , but they reckoned that Liza could have consoled herself with any number of more suitable admirers . |
| 15 | Jenny had a very poor topographical imagination and needed to apply herself with great concentration to the task of relating the main lines of street lights to her own knowledge of the town . |
| 16 | They may have allied themselves with some enemy and been forced to leave . |
| 17 | After the war , German universities had rebuilt themselves with much help from overseas , particularly the US , but little direction from central government . |
| 18 | In the preceding months he had prepared himself with meticulous care , filling his mind with distilled knowledge , drop by drop , until … it was almost brimming over . |
| 19 | Room 's full of Adonises and you 've matched yourself with this rogue . |
| 20 | On the face of it , this is similar to accommodation theory : speakers approximate their interlocutors ' linguistic behaviour , or distance themselves from it , depending on whether or not they wish to identify themselves with that individual . |
| 21 | The curious , at times seemingly perverse , ambiguity in which the terms of the contract are from time to time expressed is an added reason why no one who has to wrestle with the problems which abound in this area should fail to arm himself with this book . |
| 22 | ‘ Now then — you can start to dry yourself with that towel , while I heat up the tongs . ’ |
| 23 | Stunned by the heat , they roamed the streets of Ajaccio for several days , visiting its churches and bars and trying to equip themselves with some understanding of their new surroundings . |
| 24 | But organized science had allied itself with Big Business and Government ; it had no interest in the individual — its meat was statistics ! |
| 25 | Some of the American literature on the SEM does concern itself with this issue , e.g. Belous and Hartley ( 1990 ) , and Brainard and Perry ( 1989 ) . |
| 26 | On the other hand , shaky close-ups , even of magnificent beasts , are not very good to watch and you really need to provide yourself with some kind of additional support to help you hold the camcorder steady . |
| 27 | Not surprisingly , most studies have concerned themselves with ill effect , notably that of emotional stress . |
| 28 | Chief Executive Neville Chamberlain said : ‘ We have concerned ourselves with environmental care for many years and are proud of our achievements so far . |
| 29 | Two years later , the selected strategy and its financial implications have proved themselves with little need for modification . |
| 30 | Dickinson half-rose and screamed at the man but the plane lumbered on seeming to spread itself with deliberate stupidity right across his path . |