Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [subord] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 They see society and human action as being structured by social rules and values , and portray social systems as reproducing themselves via socialization — the transmission of social values to new generations through the family , the educational system and so on .
2 What better way to unwind at the end of a frantic week than treating yourself to an hour or two of pure pampering ?
3 As mothers and doctors we benefit from being able to continue our medical careers while devoting ourselves to our families ; our patients have access to female doctors sympathetic to the experience of raising a young family ; and our practice is enriched by our contributions on the broadest range of issues from the clinical to the practical .
4 It was as much a speech to slam eleven years of Conservative government as to promote himself as a statesman , capable of assuming the role of Prime Minister .
5 There are plenty of other ways than throwing yourself from a walkway . ’
6 John Arthur Johnson was born in 1878 and worked on a milk wagon , in livery stables , in bakers ' shops , at Galveston docks and in various other occupations while establishing himself as a boxer of some distinction .
7 Some other option than putting herself in debt to DeVore ?
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