Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] [pn reflx] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Wilberforce 's statement in Tameside , that the decision-maker should properly direct himself to the facts , provides a good example of one aspect of factual review which would allow the courts great latitude for substituting their view for that of the decision-maker . |
| 2 | But until you consider the amount of money tied up in County Farms , and the return it gives us , and the , the subsidy if you like of so few people , and you think that school ca n't have toilets and things like that , then these should all go into the decision making melting pot , and this council should not blind itself to the various options that there could be , and in those circumstances Mr I think should be allowed to explore the possibilities of the market . |
| 3 | The planning sub-committee of Buckinghamshire county council , which meets on Monday to consider the scheme , must inevitably confine itself to the planning application before it , and the planning issues arising from it . |
| 4 | Is it open for parties to the Statute to decide that other States should either commit themselves to the Statute ( by complying with the Security Council conditions ) or be denied access to the Court , or must the agreement of all non-party States be obtained ? |
| 5 | A more relevant criticism is that manifesto promises may not address themselves to the country 's real problems . |
| 6 | I was hoping that my indecision might somehow communicate itself to The Fat Controller . |
| 7 | She 'd rather throw herself to the lions … |
| 8 | Luke would have said that politically he stood way to the left of his mother and way , way to the left of his father , but somehow he could not reconcile himself to the thought of his mother stocking shelves in Pricewell 's . |
| 9 | Unlike the runners or the cuistots , when carrying a wounded man the unhappy musiciens/ brancardiers could not fling themselves to the ground each time a shell screamed overhead . |
| 10 | People who wanted information from him were noting his silence and making their judgments accordingly ; his life seemed to be funnelling down into a pit like so much waste water , and yet he could n't stir himself to the right kind of action . |
| 11 | But the basic uncertainty in the mother may well transmit itself to the child and the relationship between the two of them could be off to a shaky start . |
| 12 | She insisted she would only address herself to the managers . |
| 13 | Why should rebels who would not commit themselves to the support of the state enjoy its fruits ? |
| 14 | She would not lower herself to the level he clearly thought suited her . |
| 15 | Stating that Mr McNeill ‘ apologises without reservation for the offence caused by his remarks ’ , Mr Pignatelli said his deputy would further explain himself to the council 's advisory group on racial equality and the Strathclyde Community Relations Council on Thursday . |
| 16 | And with a decent meal including large bottles of local beer for around £5 , there 's no reason why you ca n't treat yourself to the colourful ‘ Egyptian night out ’ with cabaret , belly dancing and a multi-course meal held regularly at the plush Ramses Hilton for about £25 . |
| 17 | This emphasis will not commend itself to the English reader whom Herbert Schniedau envisages . |
| 18 | And by this means , perhaps , by being ambitious or ‘ miriad-minded ’ , I can perhaps address myself to the nature of this foulness : how can a man do such a thing ? |
| 19 | A worn out slob , he can not accustom himself to the idea of women playing the sport seriously . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | High living is become essential to them , and they can not reconcile themselves to the moderate pay of lawful industry . |
| 22 | Shevardnadze concluded : " I can not reconcile myself to the events which are taking place in our country and to the trials which await our people . |
| 23 | ‘ It is entirely up to you whether you can gradually raise yourself to the highest position of eminence ever achieved by a musician … whether you choose to leave this world having been ensnared by a skirt , forced to lie on straw and shut up with an attic-full of starving children , or whether , after a Christian life , you go full of satisfaction , honour and glory , your family well provided for , and your name revered by all . ’ |