Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There they were , crawling on one tiny planet , not knowing why they were there : all in the same boat — why did they need to defend themselves against each other ? |
| 2 | They would seek to liberate themselves with European machinery and European techniques . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , many traders will choose to avail themselves of public notice . |
| 4 | Since neither headquarters nor division executives discuss or resolve either the attributions or the frustrations , both may eventually begin to distance themselves from each other . |
| 5 | We get lost of letters from riders who are keen to have a go at competing but would like to arm themselves with some information first . |
| 6 | If you would like to avail yourself of this invitation you may do so by giving your names to either Mrs. Hughes , No. 97 , or Mrs. Henry , No. 107 before December 16th . |
| 7 | In addition , the learning steps a student must follow to prepare himself for each test are specified . |
| 8 | In this respect orthodox medicine may have placed itself at some disadvantage to its complementary counterparts . |
| 9 | Otherwise ( the point is surely an obvious one ) he would have limited himself to verbal argument . |
| 10 | They could have discharged themselves at any time , but they were destitute and the best was done for them that was possible in the circumstances . |
| 11 | His defence lawyer says the case is unique in French law in that the court accepted Kim might have stabbed herself in this way . |
| 12 | Something of that strange that strangeness and that irony lies behind the famous claim ‘ I will try to express myself in some mode of life for art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can , using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use — silence , exile and cunning . |
| 13 | And he 'd probably have to resign himself to that situation until he returned to Winchester . |
| 14 | They all knew that Freddie had , as usual , ended yet another affair , but they reckoned that Liza could have consoled herself with any number of more suitable admirers . |
| 15 | If Jane Leeson had been a woman to examine her motives she would have absolved herself from any accusation of spite . |
| 16 | I should n't ever have got myself into that position but it 's a wonderful feeling when you get yourself out of it . |
| 17 | Her hands were actually shaking and she would not have believed she could have got herself into this sort of state so quickly . |
| 18 | Had that proposal been acted on , McKusick , CSRG senior programmer and past president of Usenix , would have found himself in another conflict of interests since he is believed to be a secret a director of BSDI . |
| 19 | In the wake of Simeon 's revolt , the adherents of the old Nazarean hierarchy would have found themselves under increasing pressure from three quarters . |
| 20 | If she 'd stayed in a fit state then she would n't have found herself in this situation now . |
| 21 | He could perhaps have submitted himself to some army medical board , but whether they would have enthused over the application of a 48-year-old epileptic syphilitic with no military experience except that acquired while shooting wild-life in the desert |
| 22 | The Lord Chancellor , Lord Mackay , said it was regrettable that the judge should have expressed himself in this way . |
| 23 | In such circumstances the purchaser will wish to absolve itself of any responsibilty to perform obligations under the relevant contract and will seek an indemnity from the vendor for any liability in respect of such contract ( see clause 8.3 of the standard sale agreement — Appendix III ) . |
| 24 | Dave breathed a sigh of relief but realised that he would have to prepare himself for another day . |
| 25 | They may have allied themselves with some enemy and been forced to leave . |
| 26 | On the issue of regional government , I do not want to distance myself from English history , but I recognise that Whitehall government is a long way from Manchester . |
| 27 | Thus if they are consistently defined as disreputable or respectable , servile or arrogant , they will tend to see themselves in this light and act accordingly . |
| 28 | She did not intend to commit herself to this man . |
| 29 | If you would like to have this sort of feel but do n't think your existing space is big enough , or light enough , or for one reason or another , does not seem to lend itself to such treatment , then consider the surrounding spaces . |
| 30 | Nothing could have prepared her for the beauty they had just shared , and she knew that for as long as she lived she would never regret giving herself to this man . |