Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] and [verb] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went into the empty staff-room and helping herself to a cup of coffee , she sank wearily into a chair . |
| 2 | He had eaten a small and early dinner and knew himself to be hungry . |
| 3 | The American mink normally shuns human settlement and confines itself to natural , or at least loosely managed , environs . |
| 4 | A gleaming breast shifted within the white silk and presented itself to his gaze . |
| 5 | Leaving the men and Madeleine sipping Calvados and smoking , the two girls brushed the crumbs off the glossy white cloth and took themselves to the kitchen . |
| 6 | At the end of a meeting in Weimar , Germany , on Aug. 29 the German , French and Polish Foreign Ministers issued a joint declaration stressing the importance of their co-operation at an historic point in European development and committing themselves to such trilateral meetings at least once year . |
| 7 | He looked like a fresh-faced schoolboy and introduced himself to Charlie as one might do to a casual acquaintance at a cocktail party . |
| 8 | The fire service clamped down on initiation rituals after a young firewoman in London revealed that colleagues had tied her to a ladder , hosed her down , poured urine over her , used foul language and exposed themselves to her . |
| 9 | 1 Welcome the patient in a friendly manner and introduce yourself to him . |
| 10 | Actually he simply likes to live a normal life and keeps himself to himself , but in the end he decided that he would do it . |
| 11 | One is aware that educators in this field are treading sacred ground and expose themselves to accusations that they create unrealistic expectations ( say , elaborate rituals ) , or that they encroach upon the territory of other professionals ( the Clergy , perhaps ) . |
| 12 | A lonely childhood , a youthful longing for adventure , made it easy enough for Dick to lay aside his devotion to an almost legendary father and to dedicate himself to the service of a man who gave him the emotional security and incentive he had lacked for so long . |
| 13 | But it should be remembered that his was an extremely impassioned and subjective response of a man who had fought in Spain , toured some of the depressed North and committed himself to the increasing intellectual and left-wing policies of the Independent Labour Party . |
| 14 | Duty solicitors are subject to the control of the Legal Aid Board which requires them and their authorised representatives to have relevant experience and to submit themselves to selection by a local committee . |
| 15 | After twenty-five years as one of Cologne 's premier dealers , Zwirner will close his gallery in December of this year in order to work as a private dealer and to devote himself to projects of personal interest . |
| 16 | Gradually , though , as the rest of the column led by his uncle on a fine white horse arrived , the survivors who could walk came out of the banqueting hall and allowed themselves to be greeted by the relieving troops . |