Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pn reflx] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Attlee was careful to position himself with the majority view in Cabinet . |
| 2 | This left Lady Arran free to fortify herself with a large tot of rum . |
| 3 | For the most part these arose from the almost heedless manner in which Christians were prepared to identify themselves with the dominant values of secular Roman society . |
| 4 | Charlie should have known the shysters when he saw them — but too often he was willing to identify himself with the craw-thumping brigade , allowing them to subvert his better , progressive instincts . |
| 5 | Finally , of the other 20 , there is a whole miscellany , of which the most interesting concerns itself with monastic products ; however , as these are Trappist , presumably the less said , the better ! |
| 6 | Until you 're willing to give yourself with them , I do n't want any part of either ! ’ |
| 7 | Unable to effect a landing , the French satisfied themselves with an attack upon the Cawsand fishing fleet and were then compelled to put back to sea . |
| 8 | An experienced photographer should have pointed out these things but it is sensible to acquaint yourself with some basic knowledge . |
| 9 | The crisis revealed , however , that the king 's war no longer had the wholehearted support of the community , and more ominously , that some members of the nobility were prepared to associate themselves with the commons ' demands for concessions and reforms . |
| 10 | Silva , 25 , was delighted to find himself with a gallery of waiters and farm-workers from Jersey 's 3,000-strong Portuguese community . |
| 11 | The landed gentry of Wiltshire and Dorset do , after all , have a knowledge of their counties that goes generations deep , and they are somewhat dismayed to find themselves with an academic bishop who has never been a parish priest and who , they feel , does not understand the nature of rural society . |
| 12 | Mother looked at them , shook her head and sighed , then advising Etty to rinse herself with the warm water , she turned , stood up , and moved towards the door , unaware that her apron-strings were entangled with a handle of the zinc-tub … |
| 13 | Crushed ambitions and women 's lib feelings had rallied to the author 's right to identify herself with a polished ship . |
| 14 | Of these 133 new Majlis members , it was estimated that some 55 were supporters of Rafsanjani and that many of the remainder were reported to be independent candidates likely to align themselves with the President 's faction . |
| 15 | ‘ FitzAlan may be a man , ’ he argued , ‘ but he 's a man on a mission — not likely to saddle himself with female company on a hard ride . |
| 16 | If he were to defeat a Labour government as soon as it had taken office , the Liberals would be accused of frivolity in precipitating an unnecessary election , especially if Labour contented itself with moderate policies as it intended to do . |
| 17 | So , smoker or not , drinker or latter-day prohibitionist , be sure to equip yourself with your full duty-free quotas of Marlboros and Bells afore ye go behind the remnants of the Iron Curtain . |
| 18 | This rather convoluted question fits a particular pattern which it is useful to familiarise yourself with : ( a ) a quote captures a general perception ; then ( b ) you are asked about some other writer ( or invited to select a writer ) where it is plausible to think the quote may be relevant ; then ( c ) you are asked to discuss this second writer in the light of the quote . |
| 19 | It was during this time that James was able to reacquaint himself with another old school chum , Malcolm Nurse . |
| 20 | Also a good pointer where we 've been able to compare ourselves with civil engineering scaled fees , which was on the Overtown Bank Slip which was a job which went completely right , perfect no problems . |
| 21 | When Wharton had to relinquish his seat in Buckinghamshire on his elevation to the peerage in 1696 , he was unable to replace himself with a suitable man , and the by-election went in favour of a local Tory , Lord Cheyne . |
| 22 | Paul VI was from then on unable to identify himself with the ‘ progressives ’ in a way he had managed hitherto . |
| 23 | If their origins were in an academic discipline , they are often no longer able to identify themselves with it — or are discouraged from doing so by their more specialised fellows . |
| 24 | She was more than happy to busy herself with her new home . |
| 25 | And if you 're a self-confessed chocoholic , then you 'll really be able to spoil yourself with a slice of Tesco Chocolate Roulade . |
| 26 | Historically , this engaging adventurer carved out a career on the frontiers of Christendom and Islam without troubling himself much about religious differences : he was happy to ally himself with Muslims when it suited him . |
| 27 | As it was , Europe had not been able to supply herself with all her needs since the middle of the nineteenth century . |
| 28 | But I 'm too busy to concern myself with your affairs . ’ |
| 29 | That feeling was strange , she resisted it , she knew that it was absurd as well as amoral , but in the end she told herself that she could not command her feelings : she was no longer able to torment herself with thoughts of their wars nor to enjoy their celebrations , because she was filled with the conviction that none of it was her concern . |
| 30 | In so far as they do , they are troubled : they try to find a way for women to be represented in a religion where the Godhead is conceived in male terms , and a way indeed to be able to associate themselves with a male God or Christ . |