Example sentences of "who [verb] [prep] [pn reflx] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Stirling was one of those individuals who combine within themselves the ability to dream and the ruthless singlemindedness to transform their ideas into action . |
| 2 | Minuchin 's description of the anorexic as one who takes upon herself the burden of familial conflicts and the internal conflicts of those around her indicates that the anorexic ‘ sees ’ what is going on within and among other people in a very special way . |
| 3 | One of the many who took upon himself the suffering of his parents was Norbert . |
| 4 | At its first meeting , this had been essentially a group of provincial enthusiasts ; but they were soon brought within the fold of the established Church Scientific , the ‘ gentlemen of science ’ mostly from Cambridge , who took upon themselves the direction of the efforts of the provincial amateurs . |
| 5 | The public man who earned for himself the title ‘ Apostle of Pembrokeshire ’ must have been tenacious and fearless , like most of the Methodist revivalists . |
| 6 | Christian holiness involves both devotion and ethics ; it springs from allegiance to Jesus , who embodies in himself the ideal of human conduct . |