Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In discussion of the proposal to Islamicize Libyan law , both old and young took their turn at the microphone , the older men serious , sometimes passionate , arguing both sides : they set their approval of particular measures — the prohibition of alcohol , for example — against their fear of further state interference in religious affairs , derived from unstated resentment of Qaddafi 's arrogation to himself of the power to determine what Islam might be .
2 The last thing she wanted was to be a pawn between the two of them , and was n't that just what Rune had made her by drawing deliberate attention to himself on the stage before making an exhibition of both of them ?
3 This action was very strange because Andries not only attracted a lot of attention to himself by the manner of his purchase but also the dinghy had a serial number on it which made it instantly traceable .
4 The armourers all slept in a long room on the first floor , with J. in a small room to himself at the end , and it so happened that Matthew occupied the corresponding small room immediately underneath on the ground floor .
5 ‘ Stealin' Horses ’ pops out of nowhere and hangs in the air , a skeletal ballad from Griffin with the accompaniment of a ghostly piano which can be heard weeping softy to itself in the basement .
6 She had justified her behaviour to herself on the basis that the police would have been much slower and more painstaking .
7 Yet if the subjects were required to repeat the alphabet to themselves during the task this introduced a bias in gap detection favouring the right visual field .
8 It is to take responsibility to ourselves for the way the world is .
9 If you are a newcomer to the product , Symphony now provides a very good introduction to itself in the form of its online tutorial .
10 Nigel did n't appear to notice her lack of ardour , but went blithely on about having the house to himself for the weekend , so there was going to be a party , and he 'd come and fetch her —
11 Also my teaching is squeezed into 4 days , which means that I have time to myself at the weekend , including Friday .
12 You 're going to be happiest closer to home now , Cancer and you 'll need time to yourself at the beginning of June .
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