Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] itself by " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was ‘ natural ’ and defensible , on the ground that one medium might reasonably seek to protect itself by investing in a competitor . |
| 2 | The industry is expected to excuse itself by highlighting the last-minute change in voters ' allegiances , reflected in the last polls . |
| 3 | The BG-BASE system has to prove itself by being actively promoted to its target users . |
| 4 | IF AN ANIMAL is approached by a killer it may try to defend itself by giving its attacker a fright . |
| 5 | Entry to the professional-managerial class depends largely upon educational qualifications , and the class helps to reproduce itself by devoting considerable effort to ensuring the educational success of its children . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , breaking apart like a toppling chimneystack , its body collapsed and felled another , which threw up an arm as it went down , as if thinking to save itself by grabbing hold of one of its remaining upright companions . |