Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the main problems in banking is that banks have not been free to establish themselves in other member states — the technical phrase which applies here is the Right of Establishment . |
| 2 | Some discounted themselves by obvious self-mutilation , such as chopping off the top joint of a finger , while others managed to find substitutes by bribing members of the lower orders . |
| 3 | Should you get your luggage down as the express hurls itself through Lower Poppleton ? ) |
| 4 | Some find themselves into formal language while others remain always in the realm of slang . |
| 5 | The USSR is not prepared to expose itself in this fashion in Nicaragua . |
| 6 | This lends itself to excessive speculation in Hollywood . |
| 7 | Thomas Hayes , however , the forensic expert responsible for identifying the tiny piece of Swiss circuit board , was not prepared to commit himself on this point . |
| 8 | Most negative criticisms of the quality of search work were expressed verbally on home territory to the author ; relatively few clients were prepared to commit themselves to serious discontent on paper , even anonymously . |
| 9 | In plain language it meant that there could be no public loan unless the British Government was prepared to commit itself to severe retrenchment , including a cut of ten per cent in unemployment benefits . |
| 10 | Six Local Art Societies , Art Gallery in the Town Centre , Queensway , Billingham ( until March 14 ) IT seems to me that the ink was barely dry on my last little piece which suggested that Darlington Society of Arts seemed content to restrict itself to one exhibition per year when , all of a sudden , came news that Darlington , the CAS and Hartlepool Art Club were to join forces respectively the Hambleton , Leven and Yarm art societies to put on a joint show of their work at Billingham . |
| 11 | Encouraged initially by his father in the belief that the acquisition and mastery of the culture dispensed in the state educational system was a necessary prerequisite to self-advancement , and spurred on by the conviction that to avoid his father 's fate he must acquire the one element that his father lacked , Nizan proceeded systematically and relatively uncritically between 1917 and 1924 to immerse himself in bourgeois culture . |
| 12 | Single carers who have given up work to care appear to be especially likely to find themselves in this situation . |
| 13 | As time goes by it is likely to find itself under increasing pressure , for the glossy men are now moving into the petrology field too . |
| 14 | The Belgian Government argued in that connection that the limits of articles 52 and 59 were plain : they dealt only with the freedom of any Community national to establish himself in another member state and provide services there while retaining his own nationality . |
| 15 | But Tom Poole 's cousins at Marshmills were not invited , and would in any case have been horrified to find themselves among this conclave of radicals . |
| 16 | ‘ FitzAlan may be a man , ’ he argued , ‘ but he 's a man on a mission — not likely to saddle himself with female company on a hard ride . |
| 17 | They 're sure to embarrass themselves in some way , |
| 18 | Good eating habits , plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables , and , of course , a reasonable amount of sleep all lend themselves to good health , which in turn will be reflected in a clear skin and bright eyes which are attractive in themselves . |
| 19 | Despite this , I felt it would be better to prove myself in basic training before allowing my real personality to resurface . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Although I would love to be able to take regular trips to the countryside , I am often unable to indulge myself in this luxury and so instead I choose to walk and cycle through Richmond Park in London . |
| 22 | For the greater part of the 1830s and 1840s Nicholas I dedicated himself to international peace . |
| 23 | It was important to position herself within easy reach of the doors before letting him see her , in case she had to bolt . |
| 24 | The characters and their conjugal disjunction have indeed been generated out of a play of pronouns , out of ‘ words on a page ’ , for it is due to the lack they experience in each other that they are not able to constitute themselves through each other as subjects . |
| 25 | Then he would be up and about , able to apply himself to unfinished business . |
| 26 | Unfortunately for Charles , the Director 's job turned out to be beyond his actually rather limited administrative abilities and , unable to assert himself in that field , he busied himself in the teaching side of things . |
| 27 | A situation in which speakers of a dialect , or non-standard English , are able to express themselves in Standard English in order to cope with social situations , improve their position in society , and operate successfully in the business world . |
| 28 | Your students will be prepared for each news item by structured discussion , and then helped with language and comprehension while watching ; after each item , they will practise and consolidate skills and vocabulary , through parallel reading and further exercises ; and finally they will be able to express themselves in follow-up writing tasks and communicative activities , such as making their own radio broadcast . |
| 29 | Losing them was bitter , and my only reward is that now I can afford the one thing which with all my wealth and power I 've never been able to permit myself until this moment . |
| 30 | It caused me little inconvenience and even less pain and I was still able to manoeuvre myself into reasonable position and qualify for the final . |