Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is no doubt all to the good that we should rid ourselves of the delusion that our mortal bodies are inhabited by immortal souls , but , in claiming to be human beings , we are asserting our capacity for exercising moral choice and that implies moral responsibility . |
| 2 | First of all we must rid ourselves of the belief that punishment is wrong if it causes pain or inconvenience and does not have the full interest of the criminal at heart . |
| 3 | At this season of the year we should remind ourselves of the parable that neighbours are not simply the people who live next door , rich friends , or even merely those with whom we agree . |
| 4 | We must remind ourselves of the contexts in which the relevant terms are acquired . |
| 5 | I 'll cheat myself of the patterns that a beast can register , with its robot-wired mind alert to supernatural vibrations . |
| 6 | I reasoned like you , my lord , that they 'd rid themselves of the load , it would only slow them down . |
| 7 | Furthermore , should the specified remedial works be carried out , and the odour emission continue , in any further proceedings , in respect of a statutory nuisance within s.92(1) ( c ) or s.92(1) ( d ) , the odour emitter could avail himself of the defence of best practicable means provided by s.94(4) and s.94(5) respectively . |
| 8 | He had mistakenly believed that total retirement from first-class cricket was necessary before he could avail himself of the pension fund for West Indies Test cricketers . |
| 9 | Equally , it could avail itself of the insights of ‘ systems analysis ’ , a mode of examining the penal system which we explain in Chapter 9 . |
| 10 | A number of GRIST coordinating staff doubted whether arts teachers would avail themselves of the opportunity to comment on their INSET need , as GRIST , section 27. i. , requires . |
| 11 | The white passengers would avail themselves of the services of a hotel , in a colonial verandaed style not unlike that of the station itself , just beside the tracks . |
| 12 | " Every intelligent voter " in the country would avail himself of the opportunity proposed by Hare to enter their names on the ballot paper . |
| 13 | But the attempt to assure us that directors are controlled by their shareholders must fail , for no matter how far the law goes in strengthening the powers conferred upon shareholders to monitor the managers of their company the reality is that where each shareholder only holds a tiny proportion of the share capital of the company none of the shareholders will avail themselves of the powers given to them to monitor the management . |
| 14 | Resolved that this meeting concurs in Apinion [ sic ] with the said Committee — that it will be necessary to carry on the Business of this Institution as perfectly as possible , that there should be two Professors appointed & that as soon as the proposed plan for the College is executed , which , from the Encouragement already given , 't is hoped will be speedily accomplished — The members will avail themselves of the Offer made by the Committee and refer the Merits of Candidates for the second professorship to their investigation . |