Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pn reflx] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheffield United 's Dave Bassett is the latest to find himself the subject of a police inquiry after being reported by the gentle , clean-mouthed souls who inhabit Chelsea 's stands for swearing . |
| 2 | She knew the Spanish liking for these little snacks and she stepped down into the street , a little surprised to find herself the focus of several pairs of eyes . |
| 3 | KAY BLAIR was recently shocked to find herself the recipient of high quality service |
| 4 | Foxes often avoid the colony sites of breeding seabirds because if they attempt a swift invasion to capture nestlings they are liable to find themselves the object of severe and painful dive-bombing by the parent gulls and their companions . |
| 5 | His sojourn in the car was simply to assure himself the messenger boy responded to the given description and had not been followed . |
| 6 | Whether you choose to set yourself the task of becoming an accomplished windsurfer within seven days or opt to learn the sport at a more leisurely pace , Windsurfing in a week will prove as invaluable a companion as your buoyancy aid . |
| 7 | Icke was the party 's national spokesman 17 months ago when he donned a turquoise tracksuit to announce himself the son of God on a mission to save the world . |
| 8 | We structure the data into simplified snapshots , attributes , traits and types , and attempt to give ourselves the understanding we need and to predict the behaviour of others from this process . |
| 9 | I could n't see him throwing it away , but I did n't want him to give himself the chance . |
| 10 | Though patients were exempt from all charges under the 1946 Act , the Labour government amended that Act in 1949 to give itself the power to levy charges if it wished on prescriptions and appliances . |
| 11 | She popped a toast soldier into her own mouth to give herself the strength to deal with her father . |
| 12 | A bluff she had perpetrated mainly on herself to give herself the strength to go on living . |
| 13 | Isabel had told her , unable to deny herself the relief of letting the truth out at last . |
| 14 | Notwithstanding the welcome opportunity to see the work of this distinguished artist , I was left with the depressing realisation that when one compares the contribution of the women artists with that of the men one sees that the women artist has had to deny herself the luxury of exploring and depicting those ‘ strange developments ’ that exploit humour as well as horror , and which ultimately liberate artist and viewer alike . |
| 15 | To buy a Stag just for its investment potential is to deny yourself the sort of al fresco luxury that most people can only dream about in a new car . |
| 16 | The way to recovery lies in learning to place that blame where it belongs , to use the anger it arouses and to give yourself the praise you deserve just for surviving the abuse . |
| 17 | It was whilst working my way through this , often writing in the column headings for several pages in advance to give myself the illusion that I had completed more than I actually had , that two important suspicions that had lain dormant for some time rose up and took on the aspect of horribly credible hypotheses . |
| 18 | There were those at that time who cultivated melancholy to give themselves the appearance of profundity . |
| 19 | But I would not make this a necessary condition when designing a border , since to do so would be to deny oneself the pleasure of many first-rate foliage plants . |
| 20 | Not to know her , not to love her ( at the very least , not to want to love her ) was to deny oneself the totality of experience . |
| 21 | It was heavy , being covered by a thick layer of turf , and as soon as he could he checked over his shoulder to satisfy himself the area was entirely clear , before climbing stiffly all the way out and dropping the trapdoor shut again . |
| 22 | When the woman put her hand up to protect herself the man grabbed two rings off her fingers but they were later recovered in the car . |
| 23 | Should n't we learn to love ourselves the way we are ? |
| 24 | As his hand came to her arm she lashed out at him and he caught her close to save himself the trouble of subduing her in any other way . |
| 25 | So in relation to section 13(1) of the Acts of 1974 and 1976 , for a judge ( who is always dealing with an individual case ) to pose himself the question : ‘ Can Parliament really have intended that the acts that were done in this particular case should have the benefit of the immunity ? ’ is to risk straying beyond his constitutional role as interpreter of the enacted law and assuming a power to decide at his own discretion whether or not to apply the general law to a particular case . |
| 26 | Conference Group has chosen to call itself the West Belfast Economic Forum . |
| 27 | That 's one trophy in 37 years , none in the last 19 ; hardly sufficient to warm the cockles of what once cared to call itself the hotbed of soccer . |
| 28 | Had n't she had enough of men for the moment , without being stupid enough to allow herself the folly of being attracted to a man who could n't basically give a damn whether she existed or not ? |
| 29 | Refusing to allow herself the indulgence of looking in the mirror and repairing her make-up , she walked slowly back down the hall and opened the door again with trembling hands . |
| 30 | Twenty years ago they were Labour but switched in 1979 for one reasons , the right to buy which gave those genuinely attempting to better themselves the chance to do so . |