Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pn reflx] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients who have had previous experience of hypnotherapy ( even if no regression was involved ) are more likely to have confidence in the technique and in its safety , and therefore are often more willing to put themselves in the hands of the therapist and trust their own subconscious . |
| 2 | For these are hyper-competitive athletes , all ex-pro American footballers or wrestlers , and not afraid to punish themselves in the cause of being The Best . |
| 3 | A trail marked with simple stone arches every half mile or so leads to Las Ruinas on top of each , but it 's easy to lose yourself in the maze of secondary trails which weave between the small fields . |
| 4 | While the underclass is composed of both black and white workers , black workers , in Elizabeth Burney 's phrase , act as a barium meal in an X-ray — highlighting the weak points — or , for our purposes , the fate of the most disadvantaged , those most likely to find themselves in the ranks of the underclass . |
| 5 | ‘ It is hard to put yourself in the mind of a general , , Cameron answered . |
| 6 | Pat found herself wondering whether to return to Purley , but decided after all to establish herself in the South West and spread the Medau message by taking up teaching again after her rather brief retirement . |
| 7 | It is sometimes useful to put oneself in the shoes of another person . |
| 8 | You were quite happy to sink yourself in the role I gave you . |
| 9 | She could have wished it otherwise — then she might have been able to lose herself in the crowd . |
| 10 | ‘ That would give him more confidence and he would be able to establish himself in the side . ’ |
| 11 | Spokesman Jun Shimoyamada said : ‘ You 'll be able to immerse yourself in the picture . ’ |
| 12 | The net effect of these injunctions ( as well as others we shall meet later ) is to ensure that the natural inability of human beings to respond ‘ perfectly ’ to all situations , however demanding or paradoxical , is construed by those human beings as clear evidence of personal inadequacy : they lack the ability , resilience or ready-made savoir-faire that they somehow ought to have , in limitless supply , if they are to be able to look themselves in the eye in the bathroom mirror each morning . |
| 13 | This condition is met wherever there is value in people being able to express themselves in the way they choose , at least where acceptable alternatives present themselves . |
| 14 | ‘ You have to be able to put yourself in the place of the athlete and work out what they need ’ , she says . |
| 15 | Ali sees in this attempt by Hacihasanzade to induce Kemalpasazade to accept a kadilik an example of a means whereby he was able to maintain himself in the office of kazasker ( first in that of Anadolu and then in that of Rumeli ) for twenty-five years . |
| 16 | A solitary star plummeted downward to bury itself in the sand beside Alec 's foot . |
| 17 | Defoe , who travelled more of the roads of the country than most of his contemporaries , was inclined to see himself in the foothills of a better transport age — the equal of the fabled Roman achievement . |
| 18 | Not only is it necessary to perceive an entire picture of yourself , but it is also necessary to see yourself in the context of your natural surroundings . |
| 19 | You should do your best to sink yourself in the spirit of the age . |
| 20 | ‘ David is keen to put himself in the shop window before the end of the season so he can be involved in a new club with their pre-season preparations , ’ said Town 's general manager Alan Smith . |
| 21 | Business visitors looking for editorial staff seemed bemused to find themselves in the middle of such a busy and , it has to be said , chatty event . |
| 22 | And Lyle believes he is ready to impose himself in the Majors . |
| 23 | Muller , however , is surprised to find himself in the company of players he once idolised , and he has yet to recognise that he is about to become a similar figure . |