Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pn reflx] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no direct reference to socialism or communism ; the republics that committed themselves to the treaty would rather be bound to respect the principles of democracy , human rights as defined by international agreements , and social justice . |
| 2 | Even those currents that attached themselves to the drift of labourism , and with which they often had an uneasy relationship , were pathologically infected by the same bourgeois traditions . |
| 3 | He summoned all the archbishops and bishops who were with him in Sicily and flung himself to the ground at their feet . |
| 4 | Her stepsister settled in England , conformed outwardly , and applied herself to the advancement of her plump , dull son . |
| 5 | During this period he was active in public service in Wales , and devoted himself to the development of scouting , and became a friend of Sir Robert Baden-Powell , the founder of the Boy Scout movement . |
| 6 | She joined the Community of the Resurrection in 1940 and devoted herself to the training of Primary and Secondary school teachers at Grahamstown Training College . |
| 7 | Uncle Philip broke the armour off a pink battalion of shrimps and ate them steadily , chewed through a loaf of bread spread with half a pound of butter and helped himself to the lion 's share of the cake while gazing at her with expressionless satisfaction , apparently deriving a certain pleasure from her discomfort , or even finding that the sight of it improved his appetite . |
| 8 | They also agreed to resume constitutional negotiations , suspended since June [ see p. 38948 ] , and committed themselves to the election of a constituent assembly and the inauguration of a non-racial transitional government as soon as possible . |
| 9 | Explaining why the authorities changed their mind and committed themselves to the transfer of land is a prime difficulty in the history of the emancipation . |
| 10 | The umbrella-holder had understood the nature of his task and positioned himself to the left of the other , holding the umbrella to parry the rain which was beginning to fall with increasing severity . |
| 11 | Leaving the men and Madeleine sipping Calvados and smoking , the two girls brushed the crumbs off the glossy white cloth and took themselves to the kitchen . |
| 12 | Firmly , however , he regrouped and readdressed himself to the task . |
| 13 | When she got home , she answered an advertisement in the parish magazine for a baby minder ( how simple ; why had she not thought of it before — she was at home minding Charlotte anyway , so why not several more ? ) and offered herself to the Vicar 's wife for parish duties . |
| 14 | The day was Thursday , the start of the academic week ; Flavia combed her hair , washed her eyes and marched herself to the tower . |
| 15 | — Could he have survived the fall and dragged himself to the position where he was found ? — This seemed the most likely explanation . |