Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That individuals prosecuted for sodomy did not necessarily identify themselves with the demonized sodomite of official discourse also lends credence to Foucault 's distinction between sodomy as a kind of behaviour , and homosexuality as a modern identity . |
| 2 | By contrast , the failure to introduce new benefits , payments or services is a much blunter grievance : political opponents have only something hypothetical to discuss ; individual electors do not easily identify themselves with the deprived . |
| 3 | I was hoping that my indecision might somehow communicate itself to The Fat Controller . |
| 4 | With respect to goods purchased from a non owner , this rule has been construed by the Swiss Supreme Court to mean that ‘ whenever the circumstances raise doubts as to the quality of the seller , the purchaser may no longer content himself with the mere appearance constituted by possession ; the purchaser must enquire into the seller 's capacity to convey property right ’ . |
| 5 | And since the effect would be to put off the catastrophe indefinitely , since Capitalism could now continue by reason of policies which provided also a solution to the problem of unemployment , Empirical Socialism need no longer distinguish itself from the Marxist version solely by the method and pace of change , by being evolutionary rather than revolutionary . |
| 6 | Thus the Somme offensive dragged on until , with the advent of winter rains in mid-November , when the exhausted , hungry men could no longer drag themselves through the deepening mud , it died away in disappointment and despair . |
| 7 | Fewer and fewer Labour people can any longer distract themselves from the common assertion that Mr Kinnock is surrounded by men who are more able and winning than he is . |
| 8 | Folly turned the card over and over in her hands , as if by her looking at it from another direction the words might mysteriously transpose themselves into the expected apology . |
| 9 | Not until Aug. 7 did Turkey unequivocally place itself in the anti-Iraqi camp , with its decision ( coinciding with a similar decision by Saudi Arabia — see above ) to block the pipelines , to ban Iraqi and Kuwaiti trade ( except supplies of medicines and food ) and to freeze assets . |
| 10 | Liverpool 's performance was based more on perspiration than inspiration as Spartak provided confirmation that the Anfield club can no longer automatically regard themselves among the European soccer giants . |
| 11 | But then a sociology of culture must also concern itself with the social relations of its specific means of production . |
| 12 | Moreover those units will relentlessly force themselves into the human conscience as being of a wholly desirable nature , that is , good . |
| 13 | In Zimbabwe today , education must fundamentally orient itself towards the revolutionary transformation now taking place in many spheres of our society . |
| 14 | But to Dustin 's credit he recognised it as a role in which he could immediately dissociate himself from the whole ‘ image ’ concept of acting , as well as prove that , ‘ I was a character actor , not just this nebbish kid that Nichols found . |
| 15 | At this point we can usefully remind ourselves of the central problem with which urban sociology is engaged and the reasons why we are engaging in the problematic areas of theory discussed in this chapter and in Chapter 1 . |
| 16 | The resultant pseudo-scientific arguments will then concern themselves with the meaningless question as to whether the fauna of the intervening strata pertain more to the stage below or to the stage above . |
| 17 | The problem for the marketing function of a potential supplier will eventually resolve itself into the specific issue of how to promote and sell the product to the Decision Making Unit . |
| 18 | Jesus had shown the way back to God and had demonstrated in his own person that he was the Way , but men and women in order to return to God would need to freely join themselves to the new humanity of Christ . |
| 19 | Let us therefore remind ourselves of the huge distances , inner and outer , that Joyce has travelled , and take one final look at his total undertaking . |
| 20 | Without rigorous financial controls , a haulier will never find himself in the happy position of considering a real expansion of his business . |