Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pn reflx] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It bases the idea of obligation to law , reasons for acquiescing in or committing oneself to legal process , on the value of the ends which thus become attainable . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , he was making friends of working men and trade unionists , and devoting himself to educational work . |
| 3 | In 1877 his father had heard the American evangelist D. L. Moody in London , and had sold his racehorses and devoted himself to personal evangelism . |
| 4 | " Matt will calm her down , " Jenny said carelessly , and helped herself to more coffee . |
| 5 | He was about to return the compliment by suggesting that she might have lost a little weight when she leaned across and helped herself to another jam tart . |
| 6 | Both organizations gave an undertaking to curb violence among their members and committed themselves to political tolerance and freedom of political activity , recognizing the other 's right to exist " with its own policies and programmes " . |
| 7 | Whereas in the early church believers were discipled through the teaching and corporate life of the Christian community , the third and fourth centuries saw many of the devout withdrawing to the Egyptian and Syrian deserts to pray and give themselves to spiritual warfare . |
| 8 | Third , you are aiming to create an atmosphere in the interview which will encourage the candidates to talk and show themselves to best advantage . |
| 9 | Julie screamed again and threw herself to one side , hissing in pain as a silver of broken glass sliced through the flesh on the back of her left hand . |
| 10 | We visited the kitchen , were lectured to diet , closed our eyes and expressed ourselves to ethnic music and discussed who we were . |
| 11 | Before leaving Merchiston , she was presented with a bouquet of flowers by first year Hospitality Management student , Louise McLernan ; she discussed , with Louise and her class-mates , the level of commitment needed to give up work , as some of them had done , and devote themselves to full-time study . |
| 12 | If teachers believe that the National Curriculum can widen curriculum opportunities for all , and commit themselves to this cause , then it may turn out to be so . |
| 13 | Theory could only be completed in practice and , as a result , Dewey argued that philosophy must abandon abstract metaphysics and apply itself to social engineering . |
| 14 | Wattana first came in contact with the Davises and Jimmy Whites of the snooker world when he was 16 , the year that a Chester club owner , Harry Wau , was on holiday in Bangkok and introduced himself to local snooker officials . |
| 15 | He had begun to drink a lot during the day as he had learned to go to the fridge and help himself to prepared squash . |
| 16 | Erm , you could take the as one unit and say , but now a man , wishing to be another , approached that man , and when he found us , for we were not outside the all , he wound himself round us and attached himself to that man who was then each one of us . |