Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basic argument was that traditional conservatism should re-establish itself by an uncompromising opposition to liberalism and socialism and by combating the supposed international Jewish conspiracy whose sole purpose was the undermining of the British Empire . |
| 2 | But long ago , in 1946 , the questing and the questioning had become almost unbearable , and I knew that to keep my sanity I must force myself to an arbitrary conclusion : I would believe the least terrible of terrible possibilities — that the plane had been shot down over the Channel by enemy action . |
| 3 | If he could adopt that standpoint , he might describe himself as an empirical realist but a transcendental idealist ; but , since he can not adopt that standpoint , he is just a ‘ realist ’ . |
| 4 | It had been a silly , spur-of-the-moment impulse to deny it , but by lying to him she 'd put herself in an invidious position . |
| 5 | Furthermore , as soon as he did turn up , Maradona unwisely told the expectant press corps that he thought the World Cup draw had been fixed so that Italy would find itself in an easy group . |
| 6 | Ryan may console himself with an unlikely piece of New Zealand rugby history . |
| 7 | I need to be able to see the path ahead in order to plan my route well in advance , or else I may get myself into an awkward position . |
| 8 | The memorandum at the front of the Bill refers to ministerial orders in England and Wales , but schedule 4 shows that the whole of the Light Railways Acts 1896 and 1912 are to be repealed ; so Scotland will find itself in an invidious position . |
| 9 | Criticism may devote itself to an actual performance ; analysis , both musical and dramatic , can be done away from the theatre , by an examination of the score . |
| 10 | You may find yourself in an established language school with a well-designed language course and well-qualified teachers . |
| 11 | In Alexandria , the old summer capital of Egypt , you can treat yourself to an overnight excursion to Cairo and Luxor , where the Valley of Kings hides Tutankhamun 's tomb . |