Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The USSR is not prepared to expose itself in this fashion in Nicaragua . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Single carers who have given up work to care appear to be especially likely to find themselves in this situation . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | A person who was swept along by the crowd ( in a literal bodily sense ) , or who encountered unexpected barriers when attempting to comply with police conditions , would be able to avail himself of this defence . |
| 9 | The extension of legal aid after the 1939–45 war was bound to affect the numbers of people able to avail themselves of this service . |