Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is entirely clear from the documents in front of us in the treaty that we are enabling ourselves to have the option to opt in .
2 It is simply the case that the party should be there while it intends to govern Northern Ireland and it should be exerting itself to offer the voters a real alternative to sectarian politics .
3 But already local authorities are preparing themselves to meet the cost of bigger premiums and penalty clauses … which eventually will mean bigger council tax bills .
4 For by freeing themselves from war , the great Catholic powers were freeing themselves to attack the heretics , and attack they did .
5 But unless John realises that he 's preventing himself getting the success he desires , through thinking that he does n't deserve it , he 'll do no more than keep cruising along .
6 Now Donald was bracing himself to take the weight of the heavier outer door and Donald McLaggan was helping him , easing it up off its hinges .
7 Their other misfortune , or piece of carelessness , was to find themselves defending the changes in health and education , which began under Mrs Thatcher , at a time when their success or failure could not be judged .
8 In 1832 , an English couple , the Pattisons , married for just one month , were drowned in it ; according to the local sub-prefect 's report , because Mr Pattison was amusing himself sounding the depth of the water with a pole and fell overboard , dragging his bride in after him .
9 The UK delegation was to comprise myself heading the delegation and two principal inspectors , Geoffrey Wilkinson and Peter Bardon , who subsequently became Chief and Deputy Chief Inspector respectively .
10 But I w I was wondering myself did the watchmen make up the story or did it come ?
11 He had rested it and was reserving himself to defend the K2 10km title .
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