Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] [pn reflx] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than any other wartime figure he addressed himself to the conscience of middle-class radicalism , arguing that the only worthwhile victory possible was one based on the common ownership of the means of production and a moral revolution in which selfishness and the profit motive would give way to an ethic of service to the community . |
| 2 | Over the next eight years he applied himself to the development and perfection of the colour printing process which brought him international fame . |
| 3 | Barnard inherited a large fortune from his father : over a period of fifty years he devoted himself to the formation of a collection of prints , drawings , and paintings , becoming one of the foremost connoisseurs of his day . |
| 4 | When we talked about flukes and snails we accustomed ourselves to the idea that a parasite 's genes could have phenotypic effects on the host 's body , in exactly the same way as any animal 's genes have phenotypic effects on its ‘ own ’ body . |
| 5 | The following day he introduced himself to the Old Trafford crowd by appearing in playing gear and juggling with the ball before United 's game against the champions Arsenal . |
| 6 | In the course of the paper I addressed myself to the question : ‘ Why is it that people unhesitatingly talk of feeling hot as well as of feeling the heat of things ? ’ |
| 7 | Three times they lowered themselves to the ground in response to commands chanted by the minister of rites and all the time the musicians and singers banged gongs and drums and continued their strangely discordant chanting . |
| 8 | To and fro from Sydney to Parramatta he devoted himself to the spiritual and physical welfare of the convicts . |
| 9 | The eldest , Thomas , was to have ‘ all my books in case he betake himself to the study and practice of physic ’ . |
| 10 | At lunch-time he addressed himself to the kitchen cupboards and the refrigerator and was touched , though not surprised , at how spartan was the fare that Pooley allowed himself . |
| 11 | Should you be more diligent in the way you apply yourself to the tasks in hand ? |
| 12 | Standing on top of the wooden staircase she hurled herself to the ground , landing in a heap at the bottom . |
| 13 | Individually these are small matters but collectively they are important in the way we present ourselves to the outside world , or in modern jargon the way we market the profession . |
| 14 | During this time he introduced himself to the Governor of New South Wales , who received me most kindly and offered me every assistance ’ , and paid his respects to Captain Philip Parker King , who had commanded his expedition with Lady Franklin to Recherche Bay the previous December , and who was now resident in Sydney as Port Officer and Superintendent of Government Vessels . |