Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] [pn reflx] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like small birds , small mammals may occasionally indulge in mobbing to rid themselves of a feared killer . |
| 2 | The picture is obscured by the different public and private agencies seeking to divest themselves of the burden by distributing costs between one another . |
| 3 | This application is for a lesser number of flats , but is not , is looking to clear itself of any encumbrance over occu occupancy . |
| 4 | Organisations seeking to avail themselves of this opportunity need to catch a high speed train pretty quickly ! ’ |
| 5 | There are suggestions both of imprisonment and refuge ; women marooned in their own glamour , yet struggling to free themselves of its oppression . |
| 6 | As a disincentive to landlords wishing to rid themselves of " sitting tenants " , Parliament inserted into the Housing Act 1988 a strengthening of harassment remedies . |
| 7 | A haulier wishing to divest himself of an unwanted business tenancy should appreciate , therefore , that this course of action may prove quite difficult . |
| 8 | ( i ) Ballot At the start of each session , all Members wishing to promote legislation ( or , more realistically , wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity of securing publicity for a cause ) may enter their names on a ballot . |
| 9 | Staff wishing to avail themselves of this flexitime arrangement should discuss it in the first instance with their line manager . |
| 10 | Anyone wishing to avail themselves of this facility should contact the Hotel direct . |
| 11 | Having divested themselves of their overstocks , they are now issuing some exciting new products and are showing signs of a return to profitability . |
| 12 | Having freed ourselves of the shackles of the classical conception of the company and its assertion that it is only the interest of the shareholders as property owners that the law should seek to protect , it becomes evident that a whole web of relationships of interdependence exist around and within the company . |
| 13 | Angelina had cheered up considerably , having rid herself of the burden of guilt she was carrying . |
| 14 | Having delivered himself of this , his longest speech , Fosdyke sat apparently shrouded in gloom . |
| 15 | Having assured himself of his party 's nomination , Clinton appeared to increase his efforts to seek support beyond the usual constituency of his party . |
| 16 | Having assured itself of that source , however , does n't translate into a positive factor — merely a neutral one . |
| 17 | For example , it could well have been that families of cave dwellers came to realise that it was possible that they could agree to respect the privacy and boundaries of their respective homes , and by so doing relieve themselves of the eternal vigilance likely to be necessary in the absence of such agreement . |
| 18 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to assure himself of the adequacy of the funding arrangements for local management of smaller primary schools ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 19 | There was no end to such supposings — he shook his head like a dog with a bad ear , trying to rid himself of these crawling thoughts . |
| 20 | She took personal charge of the cellars and , well aware of the problem posed by the obstinate particles of sediment which refused to fall easily , spent night and day trying to rid herself of this nuisance . |
| 21 | They faced each other , Harry standing with his hands on his hips , Sir Gregory forcing back his shoulders as if he were on parade and trying to reassure himself of his own rank and standing . |
| 22 | He became hostile to his friends , and , as though trying to cure himself of his homosexual nature , he began pursuing women more vigorously than ever . |
| 23 | So that morning I went to the College library and began trying to remind myself of the intricacies of French verbs . |
| 24 | It was then that she read Angela Kunze 's manifesto , written in blue on a long ribbon of paper above her head where she rests against the wall : ‘ I am fasting to cleanse myself of fear and hopelessness , hate and violence , impatience and the lust for novelty . |