Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pn reflx] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1976 , the N.C.T.D. re-formed itself to become the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf ( B.A.T.O.D. ) |
| 2 | Grant forced himself to hold the challenging stare of the glittering black eyes for what seemed an age , but what was in fact only a few seconds . |
| 3 | On 29th January , 1855 , Aberdeen 's Government had been heavily defeated in the House of Commons on a censure motion criticizing its conduct of the Crimean War , but it was not until 6th February that Queen Victoria brought herself to appoint the seventy-one-year-old Palmerston as Aberdeen 's successor , although his prestige and popularity had made him the inevitable choice as Prime Minister . |
| 4 | Kirov forced himself to examine the faked photograph in detail , his keen eye searching for the slightest flaw . |
| 5 | Glad to be alone in her familiar little room later , Leonora forced herself to face the indigestible truth . |