Example sentences of "[vb past] itself [prep] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her body emptied itself in all its chambers . |
| 2 | For it is indeed time some party concerned itself with all those intangible forms of wealth that can not be included in anything called so appropriately the gross national product . |
| 3 | Then there were Heather and Katie , inseparable friends , who bolstered each other by their mutual devotion ; never had they known a Moment 's shame of friendlessness , never had they had to look for a partner in dancing or in gym , never had they walked alone from classroom to classroom , and their confidence overflowed and imposed itself upon all beholders . |
| 4 | My love , no longer inhibited by his existence , presented itself with all the understanding required to bring us together again — the gentleness , the words , the small gestures that make it possible for one person to reveal himself to another and two people to share life . |
| 5 | Uninterested in material things , and conspicuously more at home in jungles than in drawing rooms , he possessed a sweet distinction of bearing which impressed itself on all who met him . |
| 6 | In these ‘ frenzied uprisings ’ ‘ the peasant consciousness suddenly broke loose from its moorings , fell prey to ancient deliriums , and abandoned itself to all its demons . |