Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If her personality tends to be an obsessive one — if she is excessively devoted to tidiness and perfect order in every part of her life and home , a great maker of ‘ lists ’ for everything and a habitual ‘ double-checker ’ in all her activities — you may find that although she is grieving deeply , she may throw herself with remarkable zeal into the business of ‘ tidying up ’ her husband 's financial affairs and concentrating even more strongly on getting everything in the house cleaned and polished ; for this is the method used by most people who are inclined to be obsessional , to control their anxiety . |
| 2 | You may say also that I think it well that the musters of the northern counties should prepare themselves for possible action against the Scots at the same date , and those along the south coast should be ready to resist any assault by sea from my enemies in Europe . |
| 3 | You should acquaint yourself with any material that is provided about the authority . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , in recent years we have been moving , albeit slowly and hesitantly , towards the view that the primary school should regard itself as one element in a united national service to children . |
| 5 | ‘ You must prepare yourself for bad news , ’ she told him . |
| 6 | But he is insisting , in black and white terms , that the divine sonship , mediated by the Spirit , must show itself in changed behaviour . |
| 7 | First , everybody in a well-run organization should feel himself under some pressure . |
| 8 | When one of the fattest hailed him when he was out shopping he decided he must disassociate himself from that crowd . |
| 9 | or anything , I really do n't think anyone should put themselves in that position . |
| 10 | Yes , well I was , I was erm , I must put myself in historical context . |
| 11 | Propaganda by itself was insufficient ; they must involve themselves in social agitation and make it known that the republicans were involved : |
| 12 | if the return to Conservatism is to be something more than the transient apparition of a spectre from the past , and its voice in national affairs not merely to be a sepulchral warning against the dangers of rash courses , the Conservative leaders must bestir themselves to some purpose … [ the Conservative Party ] must be ready to meet the programme of the Labour Party not simply with a non-possumus but with an alternative which will in some measure satisfy certain of the needs which Labour is concerned to satisfy , and at the same time avoid the perils with which it insists Labour policy is beset . |
| 13 | The Government should address themselves to such wasting of money and not to fictitious ideas about Thomas the Tank Engine . |
| 14 | The hon. and learned Gentleman , who is an authority on this subject and a distinguished member of the Select Committee on Employment , must ask himself in all seriousness about the consequences for the supply of job opportunities of Labour 's policies on the minimum wage and increased social charges . |
| 15 | Thus the pilots who are flying several different types of glider , or a glider which is unfamiliar to them , must ask themselves before each flight , ‘ Do I need the stick forward to lift the tail , or back a little to lift the nose ? ’ |
| 16 | On top of that , there are the feelings of disgrace and embarrassment that a firm of chartered accountants of our size and good professional reputation should find itself in this position — even if the factors are outside your control . ’ |
| 17 | They seemed to think that by propitiating Celia They might insure themselves against further misfortune . |
| 18 | Ludicrously over-equipped tourists might recognise themselves from this checklist : |
| 19 | Form 86 or a quite informal letter is then sufficient — such as : We hereby consent to the property known as [ shown edged red on the accompanying plan ] being part of the land comprised in the above title being transferred free from the [ Intended ] Notice of Deposit registered on the But some banks ( which favour this type of security in appropriate cases ) have their own favoured form of withdrawal ; acting for a seller you 'll satisfy yourself on this point and obtain the necessary withdrawal in time to hand over on completion . |
| 20 | Sunderland have lost their last five League matches , and there is a growing danger that the FA Cup finalists might find themselves in deep relegation trouble if they do no concentrate on the matter in hand Second Division survival . |
| 21 | The situation was changing so fast and we hoped we might find ourselves in this situation . ’ |
| 22 | Day by day her bewilderment increased , and , such was the fascination exercised upon the mind by these anarchic powers , she might find herself at any step allured in folly , and dizzily unaware of her plight . |
| 23 | Yet a woman who had lost a husband or failed to get one at all , might find herself in genuine distress . |
| 24 | Again , contra Lawrence , it is obvious that for Eliot the idea that modern western society should adopt savage customs is seen as ludicrous and reprehensible , since he believed that not even the lowest of civilized people could adapt themselves to such society without deteriorating and frequently also corrupting the natives . |
| 25 | Members of congress increasingly came to believe that they could insulate themselves against electoral defeat by assiduous attention to constituency casework . |
| 26 | In Snowdonia , Snowdon itself could lend itself to such management as could the Glyder and Tryfan mountain block . |
| 27 | In Snowdonia , Snowdon itself could lend itself to such management as could the Glyder and Tryfan mountain block . |
| 28 | It was hoped that Japan could re-establish herself to some extent in the islands of Habomai and Shikotan while the Kurils should come under a UN mandate . |
| 29 | It was undesirable to make an order which would in practice be executed before the defendant could avail himself of that opportunity . |
| 30 | More importantly , however , considering the perilous economic climate and the number of people out of work , he is also considering kicking off an employment register of sorts where Uniforum members looking for jobs could avail themselves of free advertising in the group 's magazine Uniforum Monthly . |