Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pn reflx] through [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is this idea of the universal Church which is a seed of the conciliar movement ( when the Church sought to rule itself through councils ) . |
| 2 | doctrine , and a view was subsequently promoted that a child could not do drama until he first learnt to express himself through movement . |
| 3 | Choreographers wish to express themselves through dance because a story , theme or music has inspired them . |
| 4 | One of these was that of the ‘ lads ’ who were much like Willis ' ‘ lads ’ , in the sense that they were concerned to express themselves through symbols of adult masculinity and debunked most forms of authority and ‘ respectable ’ living . |
| 5 | There is also the problem of repairs and maintenance of the property , which a woman may well not be able to afford , or be able to do herself through lack of experience or time . |
| 6 | Such resistance to being well necessitated the idea of unconscious forces of guilt ; the patients sought to punish themselves through illness . |
| 7 | I agree that it is self-evident that any viable human society which expects to perpetuate itself through procreation ( rather than through some other form of recruitment ) must institutionalize some means of creating an environment in which children may be reared . |