Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hills , lakes and coast lend themselves to a variety of outdoor pursuits such as fell walking , mountaineering , pony-trekking , fishing , sailing , canoeing and swimming . |
| 2 | The journalists in question consider themselves to be the media equivalent of the praetorian guard . |
| 3 | Such an invitation should give an indication of what pictures could be taken or which parts of the event lend themselves to photographs . |
| 4 | When you have translated the above text into your target language , discuss any differences between the source and target versions in terms of grammatical meaning , paying particular attention to the use of passive structures and the reflexive take himself to Malta ( paragraph 6 ) . |
| 5 | The people taking part commit themselves to half an hour of scripture based prayer each day and a half hour meeting with a ‘ Prayer Guide ’ each evening when they receive personal guidance . |
| 6 | Nor did Boswell the North Briton confine himself to political toadying to London , as he swung from compliments to conveyed slights : ‘ [ Mr Boyd ] entertained us with great civility . |
| 7 | Joseph watched Tran Van Hieu 's father lower himself to the ground with difficulty for the third time . |
| 8 | In 1912 Eleanor Barton , a spokeswoman for the WCG ( albeit herself middle class ) , voiced the opinion that ‘ women suffer a great deal through their husbands ’ sensuality , and that is more evident amongst working people than other classes , simply because the conditions of life lend themselves to that sort of thing , and they have not been taught the proper uses of their bodies ' . |
| 9 | The last eleven chapters of the treatise address themselves to the nature of the discretion appropriate to mixed life . |
| 10 | Secondly , many people who take out credit arrangements would with good reason judge themselves to be relatively free from the risk of unemployment , or loss of earnings through illness — or at least would be ready and able to weather their financial difficulties in the event . |
| 11 | Health Push yourself to a higher level when working out — the benefits will be worth it . |
| 12 | The soul pupa opens its eyes very widely , the pupils dilated with terror , and the horror of its own death is reflected in the retinas — scenes of terrible demise reveal themselves to the character , who can not avoid the gaze . |
| 13 | Public opinion surveys undertaken by the Prime Minister 's Office have , over the past two decades , shown that 80–90 per cent of Japanese consider themselves to be middle class . |
| 14 | If I was right in supposing this to be the nub of his argument , then a prior question to be considered was : ‘ Do people in fact suppose themselves to be justified in using the word ‘ hot ’ of material things , like fires , because they think there is something in the fire like what is in them when they feel hot ? ’ |
| 15 | Thus , every three years or so , a strident siren echoed across the Dantesque landscape of Winnington to signal the moment for everyone within eye- or ear-shot to retire to a safe distance and to watch the plant reduce itself to a concrete skeleton . |