Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At its heart lie two raised mires of deep peat , wildernesses of scattered birch , where adders sun themselves among the fern , and amber dragonflies haunt the peaty pools . |
| 2 | Reimbursement of medical , hospital and treatment expenses while on holiday ( including emergency dental treatment ) and hotel and repatriation expenses to the British Isles necessarily incurred arising from injury sustained or sickness declaring itself during the period of the holiday ( including those of any one person required on medical advice to accompany the Insured Person ) . |
| 3 | ‘ It is vital that companies prepare themselves for the new Europe and this initiative will help firms in the south . |
| 4 | It was as a result of this new approach that Haslam found himself in the Plastics Division , a more glamorous part of ICI , in contrast to the Nobel Division he had recently left . |
| 5 | It is true that there were unforeseen obstacles for Hibs to overcome — not least of which was an ankle injury to goalkeeper Chris Reid who was stretchered off after 37 minutes after a 50-50 challenge with Colin West — but it was difficult to disagree with Alex Miller 's belief that Hibs shot themselves in the foot . |
| 6 | But it is not only through his healings and exorcisms that Jesus shows himself as the bearer of the Spirit : he claims it explicitly in the controversy with the scribes about Beelzebub ( apparently another name for Satan , conceived of as ‘ lord of the house ’ ) . |
| 7 | It was not until autumn that Jennifer found herself in the city again . |
| 8 | The fact , however , that Britain linked herself to the German economy through the ERM meant that , far from conducting the opposite policies to Germany 's — which it would have been in her real interest to do — she had to follow suit . |
| 9 | The best we can do is raise our own children differently ( a project that will fail , ironically , to the extent that children model themselves on the unreconstructed adults they encounter ! ) |
| 10 | Although Barber found himself in the political wilderness with the Tories ' fall from power after the death of Queen Anne in 1715 , he remained loyal to his friends and true to his Tory principles . |
| 11 | Further , once women get themselves into the position of dependent housewives , they have a vested interest in the maintenance of the status quo since it is too late in their lives to think of independent careers , and sexual freedom merely means the freedom for their husbands to seek younger women . |
| 12 | Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs , so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which , in the broad sense , can be called imitation . |
| 13 | This caused such a stir that Harrison threw himself into the cause of medical reform . |
| 14 | This not only involves a mutual understanding of the common-sense notions in everyday life about what counts as an excuse , it requires that constables put themselves in the position of the offender to test whether they would have done the same . |
| 15 | Perhaps the answer is that Puddephat killed himself at the flat ? ’ |
| 16 | The Woman gave him one look and then switched off the light and Doyle settled himself in the chair and sat silently in the shadows . |
| 17 | Then between us we carried her to the river and rolled her in and Nour washed himself at the edge of the crocodile pool . |
| 18 | The McCullochs turned into their cottage with a brief good-night and Cameron , James , and Allan let themselves into the tall , silent house along the road . |
| 19 | Jotan raced off into the darkness , and Alexei , Jehana and Arkhina busied themselves around the cart , inventive in the face of necessity . |
| 20 | They climbed one wall to get away from the car and waited for their eyes and ears to tune themselves to the darkness . |
| 21 | These were years of growth in power and status for the skilled unions of mid-Victorian Britain , and Applegarth established himself among the leading union personalities of his day . |
| 22 | Their leaves , stems and branches orientate themselves to the light , while their roots seek out minerals and water . |
| 23 | One hundred and twenty years after Nehemiah and Pericles Greeks and Jews found themselves under the control of Alexander the Great — a Greek-speaking Macedonian who considered himself the heir of the Persian kings . |
| 24 | And Maggie whisked herself down the stairs , out of the house and fifty yards along the street . |
| 25 | The affinity between dog and cat reveals itself in the number of equi-status or near-equi-status traits they have in common ; and the differences between dog and cat appear more sharply when the affinity patterns are articulated in greater detail by means of diagnostic frames . |
| 26 | The United Kingdom will continue to develop our good relations with the Soviet Union and its republics , and to encourage their integration into the world economy ; and will work to help Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania re-establish themselves in the international community . |
| 27 | Mostyn and Cheadle humped themselves up the stairs , and crashed into the Silver Shuriken , guns discharging . |
| 28 | We talked a little more , while Terry and Tom prepared themselves for the inevitable angry reaction from the guards and Brian lay down under an extra blanket as his body came to terms with the shock of the beating . |
| 29 | [ PAMELA and BELVILLE dress themselves for the Masquerade ; PAMELA as a Puritan girl and BELVILLE as a Spanish nobleman . |
| 30 | Miss Hervey took the reading and entered it , and Isobel settled herself in the chair , the baby on her lap , and unbuttoned her blouse . |