Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pn reflx] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To explain the-timidity of these people , we need look no further than the example of Arthur Jensen , who , after devoting himself to the study of educationally significant individual differences , is declared by the press to be an advocate of segregated schooling for ‘ poor and black children ’ . |
| 2 | By the end of the 1850s the state had an additional reason for addressing itself to the fate of priests . |
| 3 | Beware of over-committing yourself to the foot sweep . |
| 4 | Part of Lewis 's discovery of himself as a writer was the discovery of a means of presenting himself to the reader . |
| 5 | Disguise is a matter of presenting oneself to the person deceived in an unexpected context . |
| 6 | De Maizière , who had also accused the CDU on Aug. 27 of enriching itself to the tune of DM26,000,000 at the expense of the east German party ( an allegation he later withdrew ) , on Sept. 11 accused Kohl and the CDU of deliberately discrediting him . |
| 7 | Our instincts tell us to beware of abandoning ourselves to the care of someone else . |
| 8 | Her growing indignation at the way they were discussing her as though she were so much merchandise was abruptly swamped by misery at the thought of giving herself to the man she had dreamed of for years in such a cold-blooded manner . |
| 9 | He added : ‘ I take this opportunity of dedicating myself to the service of my constituents and in any capacity whatsoever to the people of my country . |
| 10 | But he 'd shown definite signs of resigning himself to the situation — until her arrival downstairs after breakfast . |
| 11 | ‘ Like — like forgetting yourself to the extent of putting your arms around me . |
| 12 | It may even be that despite taking care with matching yourself to the job before making an initial application you may find out further information that will make you less enthusiastic about the job . |
| 13 | Other criteria such as the press 's preference for orientating itself to the state , to political parties , or to economic interests are important but secondary considerations . |
| 14 | There was certainly no implication in classical criminology , as there was to be in positivist , that we can ignore the content and operation of legal rules in addressing ourselves to the question of the causes and treatment of crime . |
| 15 | In presenting yourself to the examiner , the skill with which you save time over small routine items can be very much in your favour , and this skill comes only with practice . |
| 16 | The position of the old inn made it attractive to wealthy friends of Royalty , wishing to change their clothes before presenting themselves to the monarch at Windsor . |
| 17 | Meg waited until she heard the main bedroom door shut before going herself to the bathroom . |
| 18 | I want to upgrade to a much larger reef tank in the near future , but first should I gain much-needed experience in keeping invertebrates before committing myself to the expense of failure with a large tank ? |
| 19 | Despite what may have appeared as the rejuvenation of an all-but-lost career , Solly is still a long way from committing himself to the marathon . |
| 20 | He sat for more than an hour alone before dragging himself to the room , shutting the doors loudly behind him as he went . |
| 21 | Perhaps now we can take Mill 's insight on board without opening ourselves to the charge of arbitrariness . |
| 22 | What are things coming to if it is no longer possible to spend time sailing and taking part in other water sports without subjecting yourself to the risk of such symptoms as rashes and vomiting ? |
| 23 | To counter both the unfavourable home environment , and the difficulty poorer parents have in equalling the sharp elbows of the middle classes , who are well accustomed to taking themselves to the front of the queue , the school starting age for nursery education should be reduced to three . |
| 24 | However , he did so without conceding a share in his legitimacy to the Resistance inside France and without confining himself to the role of the Resistance 's leader . |
| 25 | Where identification is a morally valuable attitude which can be expressed by binding oneself to the authority , one has a reason to do so which is served by consent to the authority . |
| 26 | They won by applying themselves to the job in hand and , if they had continued to do the same in the Tests , it might have been an interesting summer . |
| 27 | Begin by addressing yourself to the problem . |
| 28 | When God appeared to Abraham in the guise of three strangers in need of hospitality , Abraham greeted them by bowing himself to the ground once ( 18.2 ) . |
| 29 | After a while we decided to round off the day by taking ourselves to the cinema , and ended up by catching the 11pm liberty wagon back to camp . |
| 30 | Also , by restricting itself to the realm of discourse , the definition leaves open the relationship between particular discourses , specific practices of discrimination , and particular unequal or discriminatory outcomes ( although bearing in mind that discourses themselves involve acts or practices of expression ) . |