Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the child 's mental processes become more complex , it becomes increasingly able to absorb and construct for itself the complexities of the external world . |
| 2 | We will know for ourselves the experience of God speaking through his written revelation to us . |
| 3 | But you should think of yourself a little ; a halo is all very well … ’ |
| 4 | Now , what we have to do is organize for ourselves a mechanism whereby , for any particular project , we use the procedures that are necessary for that project . |
| 5 | The Soviet leadership appeared concerned that it should ensure for itself a role in any future Middle East peace settlement . |
| 6 | Once humanity can formulate for itself a truly superstition-free religion , such activities would die a natural death , as for example , has the burning of ‘ witches ’ , although even this hideous ritual would be not entirely free from revival if a godless , religious vacuum were allowed to form . |
| 7 | And the idea was to provide a a place where where hopefully local people could erm identify for themselves the problems that they shared in common . |
| 8 | If he held his hand over a flowering plant , he could sense in himself the healing properties of that flower . |
| 9 | I see things like senile dementia as being a direct result of restricted breathing over very many years — in 20 , 30 or 40 years you can do to yourself the same sort of thing that happens in an operating theatre if oxygen is withdrawn . ’ |
| 10 | The Picts could see for themselves the benefits and in doing so , the Romans hoped , would cease their war-like activities and come to heel . |
| 11 | Besides , Edouard should see for himself the vineyards and plantations there : they were doing well , Jean-Paul said proudly . |
| 12 | On his return , Williams could now see for himself the changes that had taken place in the social and political structure of Trinidad and Tobago during his absence . |
| 13 | From the architectural viewpoint the greatest importance of this site , now so excellently opened up and preserved , is that it has preserved for us a provincial Roman city at a certain point in time — A.D. 79 — so that we can see for ourselves the buildings in which such citizens of the empire lived . |
| 14 | For informal workers who genuinely do work for themselves the freedom of being your own boss does not often amount to much amid growing competition and soaring inflation . |
| 15 | Although the juxtaposition of short story and source material would provide in itself a useful basis for an informal discussion of composition and technique , the proposed extension to the activity undertaken here involves participants developing their own story based on the newspaper account . |
| 16 | She would keep to herself the colour of her days — white Mondays , bordered in yellow , mahogany-brown Sundays . |
| 17 | Employers must therefore now decide for themselves the extent to which their staff need to be trained , having regard to the nature of the work involved . |
| 18 | A few minutes and twenty-two fences later Popham Down would secure for himself a notorious footnote in racing history … |
| 19 | Should you decide to come here , I feel sure that you will discover for yourself the vibrant nature of the place . |
| 20 | So it was that by Thursday morning Charlotte could detect within herself an ebbing of urgency , a slide towards fatalism , a creeping acceptance that Samantha 's absence might be as permanent as Maurice 's . |
| 21 | My wish for you is that in your travels you will discover in yourself a truer meaning of life , and will one day return to us enriched and mature from your experiences . |
| 22 | Why does he arrogate to himself the claim to know more about patient care than all those professionals ? |
| 23 | I do not arrogate to myself a knowledge superior to that of the professionals , but I have had imposed on me the obligation to exercise a quasi-judicial function in assessing applications . |
| 24 | Success in the examination did not secure by itself a study position abroad , but it was the minimum requirement . |
| 25 | Improvisation of any kind typifies Medau accompaniment — it encourages class members to feel and appreciate for themselves the many-sidedness of movement , and learn through aural perception rather than mere visual mimicry . |
| 26 | Lords Scarman and Simon have recently added a broader objective : " Whether or not judicial virtue needs such a spur , there is also another important interest involved in justice done openly , namely that the evidence and argument should be publicly known , so that society may judge for itself the quality of justice administered in its name , and whether the law requires modification … the common law by its recognition of the principle of open justice ensures that the public administration of justice will be subject to public scrutiny . |
| 27 | Once the modes of alliance have been decided upon , MAS and SPG would develop with yourselves a detailed action plan and suitable approach strategy in order to maximise the changes of a successful outcome with each preferred partner . |
| 28 | Occasionally the initiative comes from local sources , an enquiry or request for information about WEA provision and sometimes a keen local person will take upon himself the responsibility of calling a meeting . |
| 29 | This distinction between the effort of the CBHPs and the effort of communities is a useful one in that CBHPs can not take upon themselves the role of providing what a national government can not or will not provide . |
| 30 | You can impress on yourself the need for clarity of expression , meticulous accuracy and brevity by imagining , while writing a report , that you will have to defend the completed version in court under cross-examination by an opposing Counsel . |