Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor does it seem to be the case that the notorious reluctance of the Masai to accommodate themselves to the modern world was to any significant extent the result of administrative protection from it . |
| 2 | The Sheikha settled herself in the dressing room , determined not to be too far away from her son at any time . |
| 3 | The proto-JPL proved itself during the Second World War . |
| 4 | The CNAA committed itself to the Diploma . |
| 5 | He had seen the CNAA establish itself in the eyes of many — though employers in the more conventional industries had been slow to recognize the public sector and adapt their recruitment policies . |
| 6 | On 19 December 1960 a new Cuban — Soviet agreement was announced , by which the USSR committed itself to the purchase of 2.7 m.t . |
| 7 | They enlisted the help of a rebellious warlord from Vidin , in Ottoman-occupied Bulgaria , Osman Pazvant-oglu , and the governor was able to maintain his position only by arming the Serbs to defend themselves against the invaders . |
| 8 | In the first decade of the century the Bridgewaters aligned themselves with the whigs . |
| 9 | We 've struggled against a background of the Charter Review in the BBC to match ourselves to the changing needs of the audience . |
| 10 | During World War II the Keppels established themselves at the Ritz Hotel in London . |
| 11 | Were , therefore , the deputies of the Cortes to limit themselves to the study of the ‘ means and methods of expelling the French army ’ , or was their sacred task to endow Spain with a constitution that would limit the despotism which had ended in French invasion ? |
| 12 | On practically every issue the Comintern found itself in the role of an infallible body which had adopted a manifestly fallible policy . |
| 13 | The Trunchbull seated herself behind the teacher 's table . |
| 14 | But until they get any money back , the Tysons find themselves in the position of the gambler who gambled all and lost . |
| 15 | The last five years have seen the DUP establish itself as the voice of about half of the unionist population . |
| 16 | He had reportedly been pressing for the USA to distance itself from the peace negotiations and he was therefore opposed to a Washington venue ; he was also known to support a Middle Eastern venue to emphasize the regional , as opposed to the international , nature of the conflict . |
| 17 | The rumour generated a wave of protest , which caused the HDUR to dissociate itself from the initiative . |