Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As the intention of the Society is to form Veterinary Physicians and Surgeons intended to be dispersed throughout the Kingdom to exercise usefully their art , the Professor will teach the residing pupils only the most important difference between the two medicines — that of the human body , and that of Cattle — he will confine himself strictly to the teaching of the Veterinary Science . ’ |
| 2 | At any moment and with no warning he 'll throw himself on to the floor and do like a hundred push-ups . |
| 3 | He remained keen on jiving and would throw himself all over the place , hair wild and eyes sparkling . |
| 4 | On Fridays and other fast-days he would lock himself up in the church for many hours . |
| 5 | She said she might as well chuck herself out of the window . |
| 6 | Why not give herself over to the silliness of it , instead of feeling distress ? |
| 7 | If you know what your aims are ; if you make sure that you know how to memorise and recall ; if your reviews are effective , with good concentration , you may feel yourself well on the way to becoming a successful student with a bright future . |
| 8 | When Mrs Gaskell herself went to stay with a duke , her daughter , Meta , suggested that they should dress themselves up in the bed curtains ‘ of thick white satin stamped with little rosebuds ’ . |
| 9 | A road haulage business seeking to expand need not restrict itself entirely to the road transport industry . |
| 10 | The object may lend itself equally to the expression of difference , indicating the separate domains to which people or aspects of people belong , and to the expression of unity , connecting otherwise diverse domains . |
| 11 | By his own accounts , he could hardly keep himself away from the battle lines in Central America . |
| 12 | Having loved Martha from the bottom of his heart , Sam now found that he loved his daughter every bit as much , and could hardly tear himself away from the cradle , where he would spend hours gazing at the fruit and blessing of the union . |
| 13 | One yank and she had a feeling it would detach itself completely from the dashboard . |
| 14 | Both of them were wary , but at least Hayley did n't throw herself out of the window . |
| 15 | Hayley 's real father had turned up , demanding to take her home with him , and there were tears and tantrums from Hayley , who declared , as she frequently did , that she 'd throw herself out of the window . |
| 16 | Did she bail herself out in the end with over her money situation . |
| 17 | Did she bail herself out in the end with over her money situation ? |
| 18 | And we do not take ourselves seriously like the French : we can demolish everything with our humour . |
| 19 | We must apply ourselves right to the end of games . ’ |
| 20 | What it meant was that matter could curve a region in on itself so much that it would effectively cut itself off from the rest of the universe . |
| 21 | If one had a particle with an energy above what is called the Planck energy , ten million million million GeV ( 1 followed by nineteen zeros ) , its mass would be so concentrated that it would cut itself off from the rest of the universe and form a little black hole . |
| 22 | With this comforting thought Henry rang the doorbell , hard , and watched his wife heave herself out of the chair and stump through to the hall . |
| 23 | Leeds is well-equipped for sports , with 21 golf courses and 22 sports and leisure centres , but if all this action leaves you feeling in need of a rest , you can always take yourself off to the theatre . |
| 24 | If you could cut yourself down through the middle , there 's you 're ears on the outside there and there 's a wee channel that goes in |
| 25 | Let us tuck ourselves up in the light and warmth , and hide away from the night . " |
| 26 | The draftsman must , therefore , express himself consistently throughout the lease , for a word used in one part of the lease will probably be construed as having the same meaning if used in another part of the same document . |
| 27 | And at temperatures of 40°C plus , the insect can orient itself parallel to the Sun 's rays to reduce the amount of body surface facing the Sun . |
| 28 | Sitting where he was , a bullet fired into the back of his neck might pass through and embed itself somewhere in the brickwork above the stove . |
| 29 | Most begin by asserting their commitment to democracy , yet few would commit themselves completely to the notion that if the people want to wallow in sin , they should be permitted to do so . |
| 30 | Will the criminal have to climb down from the roof ( in which case he ca n't take a lot with him ) , or can he go downstairs and let himself out of the house ? |