Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb base] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Only with an effort did those who had been to all the other parties locate one another and separate themselves from the mob .
2 Once the momentum of marketing is established the ideas and actions become almost self-generating and weave themselves through the normal contacts and business of the day .
3 Six was brought up in the family business but declining trade prompted him to retire early and devote himself to the wide range of interests typical of an eighteenth-century intellectual , although there is no evidence that he ever received any formal training .
4 Using the cover of the bushes or whatever , I crouch as low as possible and manoeuvre myself into a position where I know I could cast to them , not forgetting to make a note of a landing site , for it is useless to hook a fish if you can not play it to the landing net .
5 Amid the unspeakable sufferings , however , there are epic tales of courage and heroism ; of those who voluntarily followed their banished loved ones into the unknown ; of enlightened , cultivated exiles who chose to remain after their sentences were complete and devote themselves to the scientific , artistic and educational development of the region .
6 ‘ I hope John will work exceptionally hard and get himself on the bench for the QPR game .
7 Too easily we stand still and pat ourselves on the back ; before long we are losing ground .
8 It was only the thought of this poor baby in me that made me stir at all and get myself to a friend of Ferdinando 's who is in the way of knowing all the business of the street being a wine-merchant and visited by all .
9 He took out a key and let himself into the building .
10 The hole may twist and turn and the ferret will do no more than tie itself to the root while simply passing along the burrow .
11 ‘ You ca n't just rent a villa or a flat overlooking the Med and install yourself for a peppercorn rent like people used to .
12 With free arms we could move more and brace ourselves against the bumps on the road .
13 Practise the above and familiarise yourself with the co-ordination required for turns in each direction before trying to fly proper circuits .
14 Secondly , the provision of subways and footbridges should be avoided where possible , for they are often ignored by pedestrians who would rather dodge through the cars than climb to bridge level or expose themselves to the unpleasant and sometimes dangerous environment of a subway .
15 When it 's as warm as it is tonight , you 'll be able to leave the hatch open and imagine yourselves in the heart of Venice . "
16 When in trouble he could , like a god , make himself invisible or turn himself into an animal .
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