Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Public Service Vehicles ( Conduct of Drivers , Conductors and Passengers ) Regulations makes it an offence for a person to ‘ use obscene and offensive language , or to conduct himself in a riotous or disorderly manner . ’ |
| 2 | Whilst most of us , for example , can cope with having the occasional murderous thought about people we love , or work with , there are other people for whom such thoughts constitute a profound assault on their self-worth , and who must , therefore , either suffer that sense of worthlessness or involve themselves in an intense effort to deny or rationalize the thought . |
| 3 | Here at Club M'Diq you can either do your own thing or involve yourself in the daily and evening activities and events available for free ; you can lazy on the spacious sandy beach , or go off on the optional excursions to see something of what this colourful Moslem country has to offer . |
| 4 | This is most emphatically not the same as blaming ourselves or burdening ourselves with an unnecessary load of guilt . |
| 5 | Or imagine yourself in a peaceful place . |
| 6 | Craig Chalmers must continue to bring his backs into the game rather than kick away possession or run himself into the thickest traffic . |
| 7 | Frequently , they expressed a sympathy for guerrilla activities and direct action , without recognizing that successful guerrilla movements were either controlled by an organized and disciplined party ( as in China ) or turned themselves into a traditional type of party ( as in Cuba ) when it became necessary to consolidate their rule and implement their policies . |
| 8 | He had inched his way to the dark bathroom , and stood slumped over the sink , feeling lost , depersonalized , and trying to soothe or tether himself with the running water . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I am sure that your council will understand that the company can not commit itself to the long term investment programme , or expose itself to the commercial risks involved in the project , unless the facilities can be planned in a climate of security . |
| 11 | But if you are thinking of buying little Johnnie a pet parrot for his birthday or treating yourself to an exotic fur coat or snake-skin handbag , CITES will affect your decision . |
| 12 | Until a sane , liberal regime is restored within the party itself , it will not be fully re-equipped either to arrive at the right policy choices or to project itself as a responsive party to the electorate . |
| 13 | One could either leave the sliding door open and see the world go by down the corridor , or close oneself into a private cocoon ; and at night , one 's bed descended from the ceiling and on to the seat of the facilities which effectively put them out of use . |
| 14 | If you are a film star and smoke a particular brand of cigar or douse yourself with an exotic perfume then you would be a prime candidate to appear in adverts endorsing these products . |
| 15 | Music had been important to her and the shelves held a catholic collection of records with which he could refresh or console himself during the two weeks ' holiday . |
| 16 | In the past such animals have been models of cleanliness , always asking to go outside before defecating , or confining themselves to a modern litter tray . |
| 17 | The branches of trees stretched out as if to peer over mill walls or rest themselves against the windowless rear walls of factory buildings . |
| 18 | The reader may feel perplexity , but the text will not amplify what is there or rewrite itself in a simpler form . |
| 19 | It was n't immediately evident from some camps whether the idea was to continue in a serious vein of rugby competition or subject themselves to the physical demands of the concentrated social calendar . |
| 20 | Perhaps the man was excited because he saw the chance of making more money , Kirov rejected , in the hope that reminding himself of the mercenary side of the Jew 's character might make his job a little easier . |
| 21 | Rather than contenting himself with a specific and clearly defined puzzle , Poulantzas aims to give a broad account of the capitalist state , which will show what it is and what it does by revealing its connections with the various instances of the social whole . |
| 22 | She felt as fragile and foolish as a moth that beat itself against the hot glass of an electric bulb until it fell burned and spent , in its desperate doomed quest for the light . |
| 23 | Bees hummed steadily through the yellow bird 's foot trefoil that wove itself in a tangled carpet over the sand . |
| 24 | Surely it is better for them to strive to be literate than to engage themselves in the fruitless task of emulating the speech of the hearing . |
| 25 | There was a restlessness in the time that communicated itself everywhere and to everyone , that communicated itself to the very sounds in Britain 's air , the stones beneath Britain 's feet . |
| 26 | Further even that this , although it is not possible for knitters to write their own programs for Form , there are programs that lend themselves to a great deal of adaptation and change that can be used to knit almost any type of garment . |
| 27 | We merely became accustomed to the general life of the common birds and animals , and to the appearances of trees and clouds and everything upon the surface that showed itself to the naked eye ’ . |
| 28 | The conference decided that the ANC would , at this stage , remain a liberation movement rather than transform itself into a political party . |
| 29 | Remembering my conversations with him at the end of 1975 and the beginning of 1976 , it was clear that he wanted fresh fields to conquer , that he thought he had more than proved himself as a racing driver and that he thought he could , with no great difficulty , follow a Bruce McLaren , for instance , and make his own way in cars of his own . |
| 30 | With borrowed money he took advantage of an opportunity that presented itself in the 1930s when Oscar Deutch set about forming a third circuit of cinemas — after those of the Rank Organisation and ABC — by buying up the best sites . |