Example sentences of "[pron] to [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely , then , we can confine ourselves to exploring the syntactical properties of such expressions and leave the ontological and epistemological issues , temporarily at least , to one side ? |
| 2 | To suggest now that we should commit ourselves to establishing a funding council to carry out certain functions is to change the position that the hon. Gentleman adopted in Committee and my understanding of the Opposition 's view — |
| 3 | The first step to developing a Christian philosophy of finance would be to commit ourselves to developing the character of Christ in our own lives and helping others do the same . |
| 4 | What it really means of course is that erm I 've committed ourselves to doing the dare I say it , the odd jobs . |
| 5 | That done , we can begin to address ourselves to identifying the right technical and political means for achieving them . |
| 6 | The announcement of our success , subject to the specific changes agreed during the validation being made , was welcomed by all concerned but the realisation that we had now committed ourselves to commencing a new course on 5 September 1988 made for a summer of hard curriculum development work . |
| 7 | The fact that the research in 18 of the 23 subjects offered for assessment has been rated as reaching a level of national significance or better provides a very satisfactory base on which to building the University 's future as a research university . |
| 8 | The Forward Look backed up by the Technology Foresight Programme , under the overall direction of the Council for Science and Technology , can provide a firm base on which to built an effective national science and technology policy . |
| 9 | As a youth , he was never an avid record collector and he had no real interest in applying himself to mastering an instrument . |
| 10 | From the day he got out , he would apply himself to spreading the invisible killer . |
| 11 | In desperation the Tsar appointed Witte to handle the crisis , committed himself to creating a unified cabinet under Witte 's premiership , and on 17 October issued a historic Manifesto . |
| 12 | In desperation the Tsar appointed Witte to handle the crisis , committed himself to creating a unified cabinet under Witte 's premiership , and on 17 October issued an historic Manifesto . |
| 13 | The plaintiff 's accountant Mr confines himself to quantifying the heads of loss and does n't speak with reference to the er allegations that are made in any way . |
| 14 | James Paul was terribly hurt by the collapse of the N.D.D.S. and although he helped to establish the British Deaf and Dumb Association in 1890 , accepting the position of Treasurer in the first year , he preferred to devote himself to developing the social status and services for the deaf people of Ayrshire . |
| 15 | He committed himself to helping the future of rugby when he was elected president of a relaunched Young England Club . |
| 16 | By February he felt compelled to commit himself to summoning a Consultative Assembly . |
| 17 | But then let us add that sometimes , in the very depth of his love , he ( sic ) may have to resign himself to reading the text and , knowing what he knows , feeling what he feels , passing on in silence . |
| 18 | He lived for his profession , so much so that , instead of limiting himself to examining the remains of bomb-blast victims , he attended the courses and lectures available only to a very few on bomb-making and disarming offered at Fort Halstead . |
| 19 | Gavriil Popov , a leading campaigner for democratic reform , who had been popularly elected as mayor of Moscow in June 1991 and who had threatened to resign in December 1991 , resigned on June 5 , saying that he wished to devote himself to leading the Russian Movement for Democratic Reforms ( an offshoot of the Movement for Democratic Reforms ) . |
| 20 | Confronted by noble resistance and alarmed by foreign upheaval , Nicholas had shelved the issue and committed himself to upholding the status quo at home and abroad . |
| 21 | It was in the course of a leisurely journey on the trans-Siberian Railway that he persuaded Wheeler-Bennett to devote himself to becoming a specialist on contemporary Germany . |
| 22 | Ratagan set himself to starting a fire whilst the rest rubbed down the horses and searched for firewood . |
| 23 | He finally resigned himself to memorizing the translated words , hoping to come across a matching entry on one of the invoices . |
| 24 | Toks Akpata has devoted himself to changing the Laws to reduce the risk of spinal injury . |
| 25 | Unabashed , Nicholas dedicated himself to purging the Congress Kingdom of dissent . |
| 26 | After the banks ' nationalisation he sold most of his interests in the dozen or so companies he had created and drawn his wealth from , and committed himself to combating the existing political system . |
| 27 | Cos it do n't half limit you to having a radiator that length . |
| 28 | The growing interest of hardware manufacturers in real-time functionality was demonstrated only a short while ago with the Overture Esprit project , which has dedicated itself to developing a real-time operating system for both the production industry and telecommunications services . |
| 29 | Prior to its election in 1990 , however , the National Party had committed itself to holding a referendum on the issue . |
| 30 | Foreign assistance has taken some of the strain off the Jordanian authorities ; with Canada now pledging two point two million dollars in aid , and the European Community committing itself to sending a further three point seven million dollars in food aid . |