Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pn reflx] before " in BNC.

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1 Few academics would think it proper to bring themselves before the reader in this way , particularly in a work of learning .
2 William would be lucky to extricate himself before midnight .
3 One contestant was knocked out of the ring and into the orchestra pit , landing in the mouth of the big bass horn and unable to extricate himself before the count of 10 .
4 Indeed , all of Mrs Crump 's not inconsiderable bulk seemed determined to contract itself before the Honourable and her movements , her voice , her gestures declined in decent proportion to her increased sense of intimacy .
5 However , the farm worker rarely achieves what is necessary to bring himself before the attention of the public .
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