Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tzann divested himself of the jacket . |
| 2 | By the time Edward III finally divested himself of the Templar lands , in 1338 , he had already resumed the alien priories for the duration of the war and was thus compensated for any losses resulting . |
| 3 | According to the Legend — the propaganda of a papacy that by this time was endeavouring to assert its independence of the emperor — on the eighth day after his conversion , the Emperor Constantine divested himself of the imperial symbols , prostrated himself before Pope Sylvester and laid down his crown . |
| 4 | Rex switched off the suction pump , hung up the miner 's helmet , divested himself of the fisherman 's waders and laid his snorkel aside . |
| 5 | By taking representatives from various political sectors , his cabinet had the diversity which would allow his political line to adapt to different internal and external circumstances and , at the same time , he assured himself of the allegiance of all the forces present in his camp . |
| 6 | Through its Rules of Management , however , the Inner London Education Authority ( ILEA ) had , at that time , effectively divested itself of the exercise of its control . |
| 7 | There are even suggestions that the US appoint its own Chancellor and rid itself of the high-handed monetary czars who ride unchecked across the economic landscape . |
| 8 | By converting land into pasture for several years , the land has a chance to recover and rid itself of the heavy level of chemicals in its soil . |
| 9 | Thus , for a small expenditure , the company assured themselves of the acquiescence of , and acceptance from , those who dominated Loughrea 's economy and social structure . |
| 10 | She removed the clinging pink sweater , made famous by the Hollywood Oomph Girl , Lana Turner but which made Sylvia look the part of a streetwalker , and stripped herself of the gaudy , lace-edged cami-knickers she wore beneath . |
| 11 | The Sergeant availed himself of the other . |
| 12 | The keynote address was by architect Robert Venturi , winner of the 1991 Pritzker Prize , who availed himself of the opportunity to trumpet his firm 's recent commissions , which include the Sainsbury Wing and the Seattle Art Museum . |
| 13 | After the trials of Halton , Cranwell was a haven , With my pay now being nearly 30 a week , I invested in a motorcycle — a square tank Rudge of questionable vintage — for £4 ( at a pound a week ) , but soon cured myself of the motorcycle bug that seemed to affect us all at the time . |
| 14 | Chantries were not limited to the laity ; some of the more senior clergy certainly availed themselves of the system and numerous chantry chapels survive in most of the monastic-foundation cathedrals to abbots and priors . |
| 15 | When Arafat satisfied himself of the identity of the three Palestinians responsible , they were sent down to Tyre ‘ in disgrace ’ . |
| 16 | A commentator in the Financial Times delivered himself of the following judgment : ‘ Tripe is tripe : if it is not then what we have here is codswallop , tommyrot , drivel . |
| 17 | 381 , 384 ‘ There is no doubt that at common law if a wife chooses wilfully and without justification to live away from her husband she can not , so long as she continues absent , render him liable for the necessaries supplied to her , or for her maintenance by the union , for the reason that she has of her own free will deprived herself of the opportunity which the husband was affording her of being maintained in the home . |
| 18 | The roads leading to these houses are guarded to prevent the general species of mankind from entering ; and I felt a slight twinge of sorrow for these rich people who have isolated themselves in these strange colonies and deprived themselves of the society of humble and unpretentious men who add the savour to human society ; for it is only in such men that the real spirit of joy , and freedom resides . |
| 19 | He reminded himself of the details and exulted as he saw what he could do with it . |
| 20 | Then he straightened up , reminded himself of the import of his task , and set off to find Sheldukher . |
| 21 | When Strawalde freed himself of the constraints of narrative painting he became the father of sensuous abstract art in the DDR and now , in his sixties , is finally receiving the international recognition which was denied him before the Wall came down . |
| 22 | But then she reminded herself of the promise she had made to another whom she loved . |
| 23 | Time and again she told herself she was fortunate to see the back of him , so often she reminded herself of the despicable way he had behaved . |
| 24 | During this interlude , Charlotte reminded herself of the different bluffs and deceptions each was practising . |
| 25 | Writing out a receipt he bethought himself of the verse from the Book of Proverbs : ‘ Eishes chayil … . |