Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pn reflx] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that was left of Bernice 's rational practicality marshalled itself for a final , concerted assault on her bewildered brain . |
| 2 | I urgently felt the need to sacrifice myself for the underprivileged . |
| 3 | As my right hon. Friend prepares himself for the important meeting with President Yeltsin later this week in London , will he take the opportunity of seeing what can be done to deal with the massive threat which still exists from all the different independent Russian states ? |
| 4 | I became seasoned , gained experience , all the while preparing myself for the lucky chance that would surely come . |
| 5 | Round , high-cheeked , boyish but with a scholar 's high brow , it was the face of a man of twenty-seven years of age nerving himself for an extreme deed , a supreme effort of will . |
| 6 | In the urge to protect itself for the negative battles of the present , the party thus pulled back from its only truly positive policy for the future . |
| 7 | Precisely because the Church mistakes herself for the present form of the Kingdom , God 's rule has often had to manifest itself in the secular world outside , and frequently against , the Church ’ ( Pannenberg 1975:78 ) . |
| 8 | Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’ |
| 9 | The utility continues to make satisfactory progress to reposition itself for the periodic price review . |
| 10 | As the conservative party prepares itself for a turbulent debate on Europe tomorrow , many of them will be turning to the work of a Cotswold publisher for guidance . |