Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the main problems in banking is that banks have not been free to establish themselves in other member states — the technical phrase which applies here is the Right of Establishment . |
| 2 | Should you get your luggage down as the express hurls itself through Lower Poppleton ? ) |
| 3 | The USSR is not prepared to expose itself in this fashion in Nicaragua . |
| 4 | Thomas Hayes , however , the forensic expert responsible for identifying the tiny piece of Swiss circuit board , was not prepared to commit himself on this point . |
| 5 | Most negative criticisms of the quality of search work were expressed verbally on home territory to the author ; relatively few clients were prepared to commit themselves to serious discontent on paper , even anonymously . |
| 6 | In plain language it meant that there could be no public loan unless the British Government was prepared to commit itself to severe retrenchment , including a cut of ten per cent in unemployment benefits . |
| 7 | Six Local Art Societies , Art Gallery in the Town Centre , Queensway , Billingham ( until March 14 ) IT seems to me that the ink was barely dry on my last little piece which suggested that Darlington Society of Arts seemed content to restrict itself to one exhibition per year when , all of a sudden , came news that Darlington , the CAS and Hartlepool Art Club were to join forces respectively the Hambleton , Leven and Yarm art societies to put on a joint show of their work at Billingham . |
| 8 | Single carers who have given up work to care appear to be especially likely to find themselves in this situation . |
| 9 | As time goes by it is likely to find itself under increasing pressure , for the glossy men are now moving into the petrology field too . |
| 10 | The Belgian Government argued in that connection that the limits of articles 52 and 59 were plain : they dealt only with the freedom of any Community national to establish himself in another member state and provide services there while retaining his own nationality . |
| 11 | But Tom Poole 's cousins at Marshmills were not invited , and would in any case have been horrified to find themselves among this conclave of radicals . |
| 12 | ‘ FitzAlan may be a man , ’ he argued , ‘ but he 's a man on a mission — not likely to saddle himself with female company on a hard ride . |
| 13 | They 're sure to embarrass themselves in some way , |
| 14 | Also a good pointer where we 've been able to compare ourselves with civil engineering scaled fees , which was on the Overtown Bank Slip which was a job which went completely right , perfect no problems . |
| 15 | Although I would love to be able to take regular trips to the countryside , I am often unable to indulge myself in this luxury and so instead I choose to walk and cycle through Richmond Park in London . |
| 16 | It was important to position herself within easy reach of the doors before letting him see her , in case she had to bolt . |
| 17 | The characters and their conjugal disjunction have indeed been generated out of a play of pronouns , out of ‘ words on a page ’ , for it is due to the lack they experience in each other that they are not able to constitute themselves through each other as subjects . |
| 18 | Then he would be up and about , able to apply himself to unfinished business . |
| 19 | Unfortunately for Charles , the Director 's job turned out to be beyond his actually rather limited administrative abilities and , unable to assert himself in that field , he busied himself in the teaching side of things . |
| 20 | A situation in which speakers of a dialect , or non-standard English , are able to express themselves in Standard English in order to cope with social situations , improve their position in society , and operate successfully in the business world . |
| 21 | Your students will be prepared for each news item by structured discussion , and then helped with language and comprehension while watching ; after each item , they will practise and consolidate skills and vocabulary , through parallel reading and further exercises ; and finally they will be able to express themselves in follow-up writing tasks and communicative activities , such as making their own radio broadcast . |
| 22 | Losing them was bitter , and my only reward is that now I can afford the one thing which with all my wealth and power I 've never been able to permit myself until this moment . |
| 23 | It caused me little inconvenience and even less pain and I was still able to manoeuvre myself into reasonable position and qualify for the final . |
| 24 | An advanced student should be agile enough to be able to manoeuvre himself into any position he deems necessary , whether standing or lying on the floor . |
| 25 | Analysis of these projects suggested that if such control were to be achieved , local people would have to acquire the motivation and skills to be able to organize themselves into effective action groups able to negotiate with public authorities . |
| 26 | In the recent election , politicians of all shades seemed reluctant to commit themselves to higher spending on aid , and there is more talk nowadays about the west 's obligations to nations emerging from communist dictatorship in eastern and central Europe . |
| 27 | If a young person who reached the age of 16 on July 2 was lucky enough to obtain employment would they be unable to avail themselves of this opportunity and be forced back to school ? |
| 28 | Whereas Maurice was always reluctant to involve himself in practical agitation and action , Ludlow was a concrete thinker who was never satisfied until ideals received some sort of institutional expression . |
| 29 | Darts will never be able to lend itself to artistic flair |
| 30 | And you know if we were able to commit ourselves to two public , two meetings , three meetings of some sort in a year where we 're actually gon na do something and present some sort of front Par part of presenting some sort of front is to try to sell a few bits of pieces if we 're prepared to accept that we 're going to lose money . |