Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the net tightened , though , and those were taken away , so the only possible freedom became to protect ourselves and to try to consolidate our position . |
| 2 | The successful development of negotiating skills has proved itself as one of the most cost-effective investments in company profitability . |
| 3 | Public administration and management in central government has stood up to these strains , but the weakness has shown itself in the apparatus of policy formulation and in the quality of many government decisions over the last 25 years . |
| 4 | The weakness has shown itself in the apparatus of policy formulation and in the quality of many government decisions over the past 25 years . " |
| 5 | The retailer needs to ask himself ‘ How am I going to tell people about my shop and the range of goods it sells ? ’ . |
| 6 | York Benedictine monk Cyril Brooks has set himself a 100-mile a day challenge to cycle around Britain to raise money for a church convention . |
| 7 | Picketing in various forms has shown itself to be one of the most effective forms of industrial action . |
| 8 | Those who think that Jenny herself is a little dull at times might conclude that Patrick has impaled himself on that point , like one of those Romans whose language he used to teach . |
| 9 | Next morning dawns bright and clear ; the storm has blown itself out in the night . |
| 10 | Once an elite has established itself , it may well find itself being emulated or used as a reference group by ‘ lower ’ social classes . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , no one can buy the paper for hard currency , not even the mighty Ministry of Defence , because the only bank for foreign trade operations has declared itself almost bankrupt , and refuses to return hard currency to its owners . |
| 12 | I 'm very sorry to have to tell you this — but Mrs Kemp tried to kill herself this afternoon . ’ |
| 13 | And er once again the Hereford defence has proved itself somewhat leaky , five three . |
| 14 | As will gradually become evident , the AEC has proven itself to be an unambiguous success . |
| 15 | RECRUITING IN A RECESSION Taking on new staff is rarely a company priority in a recession , but The Freshman Consultancy has established itself in the recruitment business in spite of the current climate |
| 16 | Certainly not from Parliament , for Parliament has shown itself perfectly capable , where it wishes to do so , of enacting specific anti-avoidance provisions to deal with specific cases ; and indeed it did subsequently legislate to nullify the fiscal advantages of transactions of the type to which I have referred . |
| 17 | By her insulation , Czechoslovakia has bought herself a safe and steady misery and avoided the worst buffetings of the decade : only 27.3 per cent of the country 's trade was conducted outside the Bloc in 1978 , compared with over 50 per cent in the case of Poland and Romania . |
| 18 | The Marine tried to tell himself it was something simple like a mole , but then paused to wonder if they had moles in Haiti . |
| 19 | The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities has declared itself a potential purchaser but is apparently negotiating on the asking price which is said to be $2 million . |
| 20 | Pascoe tried to stop himself stiffening to a seated attention position and could n't quite manage it . |
| 21 | And of course has established itself as a leading player in this industry . |
| 22 | WIMBLEDON boss Joe Kinnear promised to buy himself a walkie-talkie last night after landing a month-long touchline ban , writes Ben Bacon . |
| 23 | Almost every conjurer who has taken a parti pris in this field has found himself accused of possessing psychic powers . |
| 24 | The university has set itself the objective of becoming an outstanding research and teaching university . |
| 25 | It brought us to a stage of development when , with a student population of almost 5000 , the university has established itself as a viable , innovative , vibrant and mature institution . |
| 26 | The Legal Aid Board has said itself to be impressed with the contribution of law centres to the provision of legal services in the areas they serve . |
| 27 | The Home Office Drugs Branch has shown itself hopelessly ineffective at quickly and effectively using the Notifications Index to warn and inform local communities about extensive drug use . |
| 28 | Sarah tried to stop herself from feeling happy at this revelation . |
| 29 | Sarah tried to hitch herself up in the bed . |
| 30 | While S & N has announced itself ‘ perfectly happy ’ with the way things have gone since the switch and said it had been successful , some observers are convinced that operating costs have increased substantially and cite political rather than cost or environmental reasons behind the decision . |