Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Private behaviour was viewed by the Committee as the personal and private responsibility of the individual , and the law , it was argued , should only concern itself with those activities which constituted offences against ‘ public order and decency ’ . |
| 2 | But if only now is it God 's intention that they also be admitted to orders , women must necessarily see themselves as some kind of secondary citizens . |
| 3 | The military bureaucracy must constantly justify itself by discovering' military threats to US security , which do not , in reality , exist . |
| 4 | ‘ You must not reproach yourself at any time . |
| 5 | It is likewise important that those who make use of media such as the audiocassette or videocassette should not see themselves as mere consumers . |
| 6 | A leading figure in the Arab world , sure that the Third World should not align itself with either superpower . |
| 7 | However frightening a panic attack may be we must always remind ourselves of one fact : none of the symptoms of a panic attack can harm us . |
| 8 | My Lords , I er apologise first of all that I was not able to hear some of the earlier speeches in this Debate erm but it does seem to me a most interesting Debate and I have to confess that I always become slightly uneasy er when the great and the good , and I suppose we should collectively cast ourselves in that role of being the great and good of the establishment are all of one view and I wonder whether it is necessarily right and so I begin to question er whether your Lordships enthusiasm for many of these amendments and their attack upon the Government 's proposals is necessarily as soundly based as we might think if we just listen to casually to it all . |
| 9 | The West must now steel itself for military action in Bosnia |
| 10 | He must n't strain himself at all . |
| 11 | ‘ You should n't disturb yourself like this . |
| 12 | It 's his 'eart , you know , miss , so he should n't strain himself in any way . |
| 13 | Grown men should n't humiliate themselves like this . |
| 14 | First and foremost has been the belief that the European Economic Community should primarily concern itself with economic matters . |
| 15 | Douglas Hurd 's announcement on Friday that he will try to tighten up the law relating to the licensing of these parties should certainly address itself to that aspect of the problem . |
| 16 | ULSTER cattle herds could be under threat from ‘ imported ’ bovine diseases which may not show themselves for several years . |
| 17 | What is called the ‘ moral sense ’ is on this account being able to recognize that if , even against my present will , I let myself become aware of how someone in trouble feels , I would be moved to help , and that I ought not to close myself to this awareness . |
| 18 | ‘ Now , Mr O'Malley , ’ the sergeant said sternly , ‘ I strongly advise you not to ; you 'll only get yourself into serious trouble . |
| 19 | The biggest landowners , who could best afford to erect new dwellings with a reasonable standard of construction and sanitation , had the least incentive to do so — indeed , as the principal local ratepayers they might easily penalize themselves by attracting workers who could later apply for poor relief . |
| 20 | Vocal groups might profitably address themselves to this relatively unexplored territory — there are 170 arias and more — but meanwhile a welcome to this well-chosen selection of songs . |
| 21 | If the young aspirant survives all the obstacles and makes a start in practice he may still find himself with serious financial problems . |
| 22 | I wondered what it was that could come between a husband and wife when their child killed herself away from home and in circumstances for which they could not hold themselves in any way responsible . |
| 23 | Many people would say that Jesus could not stop himself from healing people because of his overwhelming feeling of compassion and love for them . |
| 24 | But I could not stop myself from more murder . |
| 25 | By this time Dinah was exhausted and desperate ; she could not drag herself round any more managers ’ offices today , they would look at her and see a bedraggled young woman who must be as bad as the papers said . |
| 26 | Husbandry was so neglected the population could not feed itself from local resources . |
| 27 | I was now certain that I could not see myself in any type of residential home in the future . |
| 28 | I could just see myself like some old peg , |
| 29 | Pohl has also specifically mentioned that Austria could easily annex itself to this monetary union since it has pegged the schilling to the Deutschmark for years . |
| 30 | They talked endlessly at MacAlister 's rooms in Merton , where Thomas could also measure himself against two further acquaintances , Fyffe and Wharton . |