Example sentences of "[to-vb] oneself in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gregory himself thought he had married Rachel when he became a monk ; but being pope was like waking up in the night to find oneself in the arms of Liah . |
| 2 | It was all rather uncanny , to find oneself in a private conversation with the Queen . |
| 3 | It was her firm belief that the quickest way to achieve mental health was to absorb oneself in the problems of others and , in this particular centre , it seemed to have worked . |
| 4 | It is , therefore , most important to train oneself in problem answering beforehand . |
| 5 | It may be argued that sexuality has a certain uniqueness which is absent from much property : sexuality is an intrinsic part of one 's personality , it is a mode of expressing that personality in relation to others , and it is therefore fundamental that one should be able to choose whether to express oneself in this way — and , if so , towards and with whom . |
| 6 | It was best to identify oneself in relation to one 's clerical superior . |
| 7 | It is a large , modern building and it would be easy to imagine oneself in a hospital except for the noise , cheerful bustle and attractive classrooms . |
| 8 | And if one had to put oneself in a vulnerable situation , like rugging or grooming him , the handler had to carry a cane . |
| 9 | It takes little effort of the imagination to put oneself in Theo 's shoes , and feel the grey , correct , judicious side of his character flinching from the terrifying sincerity of Vincent 's outpourings . |
| 10 | This may involve sharing in the experience of those under study and trying to put oneself in their position . |
| 11 | The idea is that one does not really accept a universal rule unless an imaginative attempt to put oneself in the place of everyone affected still leaves one happy with it , for only so does one accept the prescription that the action should be done in that case in which it would be oneself rather than the other who was in such a place . |
| 12 | To be a recipient is normally to put oneself in a subordinate position . |
| 13 | It is sometimes useful to put oneself in the shoes of another person . |
| 14 | Quiz programmes , for instance , appealed to people as a means of excitement and escape from worries , an opportunity to rate oneself in comparison with other people and possibly to learn something . |
| 15 | The core Marxist value is freedom — freedom from exploitation , freedom from the coercion of others , and freedom to realize oneself in creative labour . |
| 16 | Now that ‘ minority ’ status has become an effective promotional tool in the visual arts , losing the legal right to label one 's art as ‘ Indian ’ can mean losing the chance to distinguish oneself in an overcrowded market . |
| 17 | Here there are activities with which to occupy oneself in addition to the popular walking . |