Example sentences of "[noun prp] has [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Nigel has put himself in the right place , and there 's no doubt about that . ’
2 Somerset 's cricket director Bob Cottam said : ‘ Mushtaq has proved himself as a wicket-taker at the highest level .
3 DALIAN ATKINSON has turned himself from a confessed ‘ fat , lazy , depressive ’ into one of the country 's most lethal marksmen .
4 DALIAN ATKINSON has turned himself from a confessed ‘ fat , lazy , depressive ’ into one of the country 's most lethal marksmen .
5 And with a history of political stability , business freedom and international competitiveness ideal for business to grow and prosper , Singapore has established itself as an excellent telecommunications hub and global business centre .
6 Meanwhile , the FRCN has found itself without an outlet in most state capitals .
7 Isabella Rosellini has armed herself with a fizzing S and V — ve vill , vo n't we ?
8 TV COMIC Tony Slattery has sketched himself for a charity auction — starkers .
9 Leeds captain Gary McAllister has pledged himself to the champions .
10 By the time I 've got up there and slithered through the cut-through , Casey has found himself in a fight .
11 The first argument to scotch is that Britain has committed itself over the years to accepting the single currency and the central bank .
12 He reminded those who felt such concern that " since the war , Japan has dedicated itself to a purely defensive posture under our peace constitution and vowed never again to become a military power such as might pose a threat to other countries " .
13 Claire has armed herself with a fistful of the funny small American change .
14 The Euro-sceptics argue that Mr Major has established himself as a good European merely to carry credibility when he vetoes monetary union .
15 Despite the retirement of coaching team-mates Jim Telfer and Derrick Grand after the recent World Cup , Ian McGeechan has committed himself to a further term as Scotland 's principal coach .
16 Glasgow has marketed itself as a city which rejoices in diversity , but will it be singing about the first homosexual festival ?
17 In these fields Edinburgh has established itself as a centre of excellence with an international reputation .
18 It appears that in practice the interim government has been unable to operate in Mogadishu and Mr. Qalib has based himself in a hotel in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia .
19 In this chapter I have made no attempt to discuss why it should be that the DES has found itself in the situation of promulgating these various initiatives , or indeed how it sees the relationship between them .
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