Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] establish [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way was thereby opened for English merchants to establish themselves in the island , and William Bolton came to Madeira as an agent for Robert Heysham of London , who had a brother in Barbados to whom Bolton shipped a large quantity of wine . |
| 2 | In accountancy , for example , by the time you 've done your training and spent some years establishing yourself , you then have your children just at the time when you 're supposed to be going all out for partnership . |
| 3 | Lomnitz has shown how squatters manipulate social networks to establish themselves in the city ( Lomnitz 1977 ) . |
| 4 | Sunderland teenager Michael Gray needed just 44 seconds to establish himself in Roker Park folklore during their 2-1 defeat of Barnsley . |
| 5 | These divisions establish themselves in the first five years or so of our lives . |
| 6 | Then the Israelis entered west Beirut , their Lebanese militia colleagues massacred the Palestinians in Sabra and Chatila and European armies established themselves in Beirut . |
| 7 | The proposal on the Fifth Directive concerning the structure of public limited companies is based on Article 54 ( right for natural and legal persons to establish themselves freely in the Community ) . |
| 8 | She has spent much of the last ten years establishing herself and securing her home base , and it is only now that she is beginning to realize her potential . |
| 9 | The older men established themselves over by the fireplace . |
| 10 | At the socio-economic level , the traditionally powerful agricultural interests established themselves in positions of control in industry and commerce , and were remarkably successful in transferring landowner-peasant patronage relationships from the countryside to the cities . |
| 11 | One of the first kennels to establish itself as a consistent winner in the show ring was the Tankerville Kennel . |
| 12 | Consequently it has sometimes been difficult for the new patterns to establish themselves in the face of combined resistance from programme committees , established departments , and professional senior officers . |
| 13 | Hunter , Fallon , de Glanville , behind the scrum , and Clarke , in the forwards , have in recent months established themselves as quality players one step from the national team . |
| 14 | It was then a forcing ground for the new classes establishing themselves and exerting their power against the existing feudal order . |
| 15 | The C.C.P.R. has done much to help the Society and other Organisations establish themselves , and Festival Producer Olive Newson is well known to us for her encouragement and help . |
| 16 | This is of particular importance in an industry in which it is hard for new entrants to establish themselves , in view of the high costs of entry into the market . |
| 17 | Now there is no guarantee that a career actually exists and Equity are not making it all any easier for the new young actors to establish themselves . |
| 18 | Although one might suppose that the creation of a new party offers attractive opportunities for people previously excluded from local élites to establish themselves as leaders , it is often the case that such people do not obviously possess the right qualities . |