Example sentences of "[vb -s] itself the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silverstone calls itself the home of British motor racing and it could equally call itself the home of Formula One since the first race of the first world championship was held there in l950 . |
| 2 | He might still be a force for peace and unity in a country that calls itself The Union of Burma . |
| 3 | People , for reasons best known to themselves , regularly push wardrobes or pull pianos up the motorway that calls itself the tourist path . |
| 4 | it 's kind of it 's it 's calls itself the Treasure Chest now . |
| 5 | I believe that the maintained grammar school offers the best hope at present of making accessible to a larger population than ever before the best of the qualities and habits of which it somewhat accidentally finds itself the custodian : respect for learning , the encouragement of deep and strenuous thought , a regard for style , and the tacit assumption of contracts of mutual responsibility between individuals and between an individual and his society . |
| 6 | By making an order , the trial court denies itself the chance to observe the demeanour of the witness and especially his reaction to cross-examination . |
| 7 | Swap too soon and the program takes over and performs some miracle that pulls the ass of the Despot you just abandoned out of the fire and next thing you know the secret police are banging down the doors and hauling you and your family off into the night and oblivion ; the machine thereupon promptly declares itself the winner and it 's back to that fucking cave again . |
| 8 | If the Government sets itself the job of providing a framework of laws which enables families to meet those personal goals , the country will grow in prosperity and stability . |