Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This kind of argument reads well in Callinicos ' hands , but it is worth reminding ourselves of the unattractive reality to which it bears witness . |
| 2 | That 's why we should now make a start on reminding ourselves of the relevance of our own particular life story . |
| 3 | Let us finish by reminding ourselves of the traditional skills and purposes of historians . |
| 4 | Perhaps the man was excited because he saw the chance of making more money , Kirov rejected , in the hope that reminding himself of the mercenary side of the Jew 's character might make his job a little easier . |
| 5 | In fact , she did possess mettle , though going round alone in the jeep was — I believe — just feminine carelessness , like the terrible state she 'd leave her room in for her maid : powder everywhere , pink for face , white for body ; her long , strong , glossy hairs in the sink , so you would have thought the orang-utan had been availing himself of the facilities and not a pretty young woman of thirty-one . |
| 6 | He tries to imagine the process by demystifying himself , in other words , by ridding himself of the fantastic in the notion of labour , and by trying to see what it would be like without the strange construction of the system of his time . |
| 7 | BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SEXUAL BEING : Woody Allen , for ridding himself of the insipid waif and compulsive adopter Mia Farrow by bedding her adopted daughter Egg Foo Yong , or whatever her name was . |
| 8 | The truth is that the party leadership , in contradiction to its own declarations , is ridding itself of the democratic wing of the party and is preparing for social revenge and for a party and state coup . " |
| 9 | Part of Franco 's concern , in assuring himself of the backing of his staunchest allies , stemmed from the resurgence in support for Don Juan visible in the 1950s . |
| 10 | Denim is the sound of a man audibly divesting himself of the baggage of the '80s , the personal mishaps , the disillusionment , the bad indie pop , the cellphones , the red braces , Club X and Margaret Hilda Thatcher . |
| 11 | She could control that by reminding herself of the terrible consequences it had led to the first time . |
| 12 | She tried to make allowances , constantly reminding herself of the responsibility Nathan was carrying and how long he had been without sleep . |
| 13 | She kept reminding herself of the stories about him in the gossip columns , of his reputation as a womaniser . |
| 14 | All the other times were just a way of reminding myself of the realities and provoking you at the same time . |
| 15 | Whenever you go to a new site , start your search by burying a couple of coins and reminding yourself of the different note each one makes in your headphones . |
| 16 | You could make it all seem better than it was by reminding yourself of the spirit of Sharon Lines and the apparent contentment of Old Ape and the cigarette cocked jollily in the corner of Mrs Slewy 's mouth and the way in which Miss Lavant had learnt to live with her passion . |
| 17 | It is often possible , then , to understand and so overcome spelling errors , once you understand why you are making an error and can work out a way of reminding yourself of the correct form . |
| 18 | I rest for a moment , availing myself of the leather bike seat on its stiff chrome stand . |
| 19 | As the previous chapter shows , the development officers were rarely involved at all with those clients if they were in the action samples ; since in no real sense could they be said to have had the opportunity of availing themselves of the action project , they are omitted ( in both action and control samples ) from most of the following analysis . |
| 20 | If an employer does not prevent them availing themselves of the opportunity to learn business secrets how can he later seek to restrain an employee from using the same information . |
| 21 | Many of the most committed Calvinists , who had wrestled for lengthy periods with the doctrine of predestination before finally convincing themselves of the assuredness of their salvation , reacted with fury and outrage to Arminius 's teachings , and in the United Provinces the resulting theological controversy provoked a major political crisis , culminating in the defeat of the Arminians at the Synod of Dort in 1618 . |
| 22 | The point behind many of these affirmations is to keep reminding oneself of the obvious fact that in a situation where it is clearly impossible to be perfect , to be less than perfect is the best one can be . |
| 23 | Last night , for the first time since he had married Fei Yen , he had summoned a woman to his bed — one of the serving girls from the kitchens — purging himself of the need that had raged in his blood like a poison . |
| 24 | Seb realised immediately that Boz was seeking trouble as a means of purging himself of the anger and frustration that was bubbling inside him . |
| 25 | If she did n't remainder the dragon , she could forget her chance of freeing herself of the D-9000 . |
| 26 | He urged them to recognize that by not understanding the thought of India they were depriving themselves of the opportunity of serving India . |