Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this respect my work differentiates itself from the work of the Minimalists . |
| 2 | My body gets itself into a state of refusal . |
| 3 | As part of their attempt to rid themselves of a growing hooligan problem , the clubs agreed on Wednesday to begin converting their grounds into all-seat stadiums and to petition the government for grant aid . |
| 4 | As part of their attempt to rid themselves of a growing hooligan problem , the clubs agreed on Wednesday to begin converting their grounds into all-seat stadiums and to petition the government for grant aid . |
| 5 | A policy of legality and the maintenance of public order was officially adopted by the BUF in its attempt to portray itself as a responsible organization . |
| 6 | The NSF had declared in January its intention to constitute itself as a political party , reversing an earlier decision . |
| 7 | Accordingly , while congratulating the Association on its endeavours , may I make a plea to the members of its Committee to restrain themselves from the political tactic of eyewash and puff and to conduct themselves , so far as the Law Society are concerned , in a straightforward , honest and co-operative manner ? |
| 8 | Industry-level bargaining would seem to have corresponded most closely to the preferences of employers and their capacity to organise themselves with a view to protecting market shares and strengthening their own bargaining power . |
| 9 | As to article 52 , the refusal to register as British fishing vessels boats owned , chartered , managed or operated by nationals of other member states , whether natural or legal persons , deprived those nationals of their right to establish themselves in the United Kingdom in order to pursue their fishing activities under the same conditions as nationals of the United Kingdom . |
| 10 | She decided she would say it , noticed how her body rearranged itself for the tone that would come . |
| 11 | The Careys were also in attendance : Lady Carey glowered whilst her husband busied himself at the far end of the room , totally ignoring our existence . |
| 12 | Megan claimed to be standing on her own two feet , but J. Graham Jones , of Aberystwyth , says LG confided to her that he had caused a hint to be given , if her opponent behaved himself after the vote , that he would help him find a seat to fight . |
| 13 | He looked like a figure gazing into the mouth of hell , and she shook her head to rid herself of the image . |
| 14 | Sandra had virtually given up her career to devote herself to the task of keeping house and raising a family , though , in that respect , the relationship did not mature as she had hoped . |
| 15 | The year following the final Soviet withdrawal of troops was marked by the collapse of the mujaheddin as a real military threat to the Kabul government , and by the failure of its government to present itself as a viable political alternative . |
| 16 | They believed that as soon as a person died their spirit attached itself to the family left behind . |
| 17 | Three times in all her grandfather prostrated himself on the altar mat , then he rose slowly and stepped aside to make way for his son . |
| 18 | Fortunately the city has long been protected by the sorcerous Shifting Isles but its ability to defend itself in the event of a serious invasion has long been in doubt . |
| 19 | Like LOEX it operates on a subscription-fee basis , but unlike LOEX it has a relatively small catchment number of libraries which might subscribe , and because of this its ability to maintain itself as a self-financing clearinghouse is in question . |
| 20 | I construe this agreement as a promise by the husband to pay his wife 30s. a week in consideration of her promise to maintain herself during the time she is living separate from him , whether due to her own fault or not . |
| 21 | Her boyfriend freed himself from the car boot . |
| 22 | Her boyfriend freed himself from the car boot . |
| 23 | The Glen came down from their right turgid and fast , shut in by hills on either side , round the rim of the Cheviots and the great curving flank of Yeavering Bell , and across their front to empty itself into the Till . |
| 24 | His enthusiasm communicated itself to the voters who responded eagerly to his promise of a " New Deal " , and he polled 22 million votes to Hoover 's 15 million , carrying 42 out of 48 states . |
| 25 | The obverse of his strength as party leader in the peculiar circumstances of British politics today has been his inability to present himself as a national leader . |
| 26 | His inability to rid himself of the woman is a recurrent theme , even though a psychoanalytic institute in the US ( where for some reason another analyst has written a book which presents the patient as a great therapeutic success ) actually sent him money regularly so that he could pay her off when she got too demanding . |
| 27 | I believe that it was , or had some connection with , a species of agoraphobia , which in his case manifested itself as an acute fear of heights . |
| 28 | His willingness to prostitute himself to the worst instincts of the electorate makes Neil Kinnock look like a beacon of moral and political rectitude . |
| 29 | BOY GEORGE has revealed that he and his lover see themselves as a married couple . |
| 30 | So was it reasonable for the driver to step in and use his car to defend himself against a gang armed with lumps of concrete ? |