Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | For those who wish to escape the hustle and bustle and lose themselves in the peaceful Nottinghamshire countryside , the working farms of the Nottinghamshire Farm Tourism Group offer a taste of the rural tradition . |
| 2 | She wanted only to rid herself of the blocks Ewan had inflicted on her and lose herself in a new future . |
| 3 | The vampiros , which have wingspans of more than three feet , swoop into their thatch huts late at night and attach themselves to the sleeping miners ' heads , necks and feet . |
| 4 | If we did n't get the damage repaired , we could end up with a blind ship and fly ourselves into a black hole . |
| 5 | He wanted to get out of the old activist scene and transform himself into a modern , successful businessman . |
| 6 | It agreed to draw on creative Marxism and other traditions and transform itself into an empowering organisation in order to contribute to opening up the new political formulations that will be needed across Europe in the post cold-war era . |
| 7 | ‘ I would like to spend one year here , continue my studies and test myself against the best British players . ’ |
| 8 | And provide yourself with a little amusement into the bargain ? ’ |
| 9 | Simon had put Ben onto his lead so that he did n't run back down to the beach and cut himself on the rusty barbed wire . |
| 10 | In fact , she thought , as she made her way through a section of the shop-floor and let herself into the occupational health centre , she did n't even know his name . |
| 11 | Many other organisations are envious of all the In-Service training we provide , so do your best to support it and enjoy yourself at the same time ! |
| 12 | I hope to show ways you can help heal our environment and enjoy yourself at the same time , regardless of your earning capacity , age , sex , sexual orientation , race , political ideology , whether you 're an individual , couple , group , family and whether you 're country-folk or a city-slicker . |
| 13 | As a child the continuous moves had taught Eva to leave behind the place they had been and give herself to the new . |
| 14 | He saw Ratagan 's axe flash like a star and bury itself in a hairy snout , splintering black blood . |
| 15 | Six was brought up in the family business but declining trade prompted him to retire early and devote himself to the wide range of interests typical of an eighteenth-century intellectual , although there is no evidence that he ever received any formal training . |
| 16 | Amid the unspeakable sufferings , however , there are epic tales of courage and heroism ; of those who voluntarily followed their banished loved ones into the unknown ; of enlightened , cultivated exiles who chose to remain after their sentences were complete and devote themselves to the scientific , artistic and educational development of the region . |
| 17 | Miss Honey said to the class , ‘ I think you 'd all better go out to the playground and amuse yourselves until the next lesson . ’ |
| 18 | That 's why they are determined to triumph on Tuesday and lift themselves into a respectable position in Group Three from which the favourites to qualify are Spain , Denmark and the Republic of Ireland . |
| 19 | And so they depart — on board ship — ( The two SPIES position themselves on either side of the PLAYER , and the three of them sway gently in unison , the motion of a boat ; and then the PLAYER detaches himself. ) — and they arrive — ( One SPY shades his eyes at the horizon. ) — and disembark — and present themselves before the English king- ( He wheels round . ) |
| 20 | Patients may only record negative urine testing results in the preprandial state and starve themselves before the diabetic clinic . |
| 21 | Jacques Delors , the President of the Commission of the European Communities ( EC ) , proposed on March 7 that the EC go beyond establishing a joint foreign and security policy and commit itself to a common European defence policy . |
| 22 | We rededicate and commit ourselves to the highest standards in communication as we endeavour to work for a more just , viable and sustainable society now , and in the future . |
| 23 | I have to know everything and fling myself into the 3rd century . |
| 24 | To disobey one 's father in traditional China would violate the filial piety integral to the whole system of mores and be seen as a threat by all ; on the other hand when the young of such a society begin to question the code and assert themselves against the old , they see a disobedience as a blow struck for all of them . |
| 25 | I have canvassed the views of my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government and Inner Cities who is very European , and he assures me that people who live in the southern part of Spain were totally bemused to wake up one day and find themselves in an invented region called Andalusia with a different Government from than in Madrid . |
| 26 | To open a white painted door , its handle and finger plate of white porcelain rimmed in gold and painted with fat roses , and find herself in a low warm room where every surface was cushioned and padded , designed for comfort , was a revelation indeed . |
| 27 | Once the momentum of marketing is established the ideas and actions become almost self-generating and weave themselves through the normal contacts and business of the day . |
| 28 | Sooner or later , he would have to flesh out his identity and define himself to the French people , by stating his views on difficult and often divisive issues . |
| 29 | Prussia 's attempt in 1850 to capitalize on Austrian weakness and turn herself into the pre-eminent power in Germany came to nothing when the Austrians made plain that they had recovered their nerve and were prepared to go to war on the matter . |
| 30 | While the films made at the beginning of the war appealed for people to forget selfish desires and apply themselves to the common good , to put aside class divisions in order to confront an enemy that threatened everyone equally , the Gainsborough films addressed themselves to the frustrations and the pain that came after continuous self-sacrifice . |