Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 My body gets itself into a state of refusal .
2 As part of their attempt to rid themselves of a growing hooligan problem , the clubs agreed on Wednesday to begin converting their grounds into all-seat stadiums and to petition the government for grant aid .
3 As part of their attempt to rid themselves of a growing hooligan problem , the clubs agreed on Wednesday to begin converting their grounds into all-seat stadiums and to petition the government for grant aid .
4 A policy of legality and the maintenance of public order was officially adopted by the BUF in its attempt to portray itself as a responsible organization .
5 The NSF had declared in January its intention to constitute itself as a political party , reversing an earlier decision .
6 Industry-level bargaining would seem to have corresponded most closely to the preferences of employers and their capacity to organise themselves with a view to protecting market shares and strengthening their own bargaining power .
7 The year following the final Soviet withdrawal of troops was marked by the collapse of the mujaheddin as a real military threat to the Kabul government , and by the failure of its government to present itself as a viable political alternative .
8 Like LOEX it operates on a subscription-fee basis , but unlike LOEX it has a relatively small catchment number of libraries which might subscribe , and because of this its ability to maintain itself as a self-financing clearinghouse is in question .
9 The obverse of his strength as party leader in the peculiar circumstances of British politics today has been his inability to present himself as a national leader .
10 BOY GEORGE has revealed that he and his lover see themselves as a married couple .
11 So was it reasonable for the driver to step in and use his car to defend himself against a gang armed with lumps of concrete ?
12 The successful Peronist in San Luis , incumbent governor Alberto Rodríguez Saa , announced his intention to present himself as a candidate for the 1995 presidential elections .
13 His father described himself as a lawyer , although , like most of the parents and many of the staff of the Wimbledon Islamic Independent School ( Boys ' Day ) , Robert suspected he was not being entirely open about his status .
14 At the same time , use your mind to visualize yourself under a waterfall , with all the freshness and cleansing of nature in its torrent .
15 The press also showed an encouraging understanding of our mission to establish ourselves as a world-class scientific and engineering services business .
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