Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In The Cloud of Unknowing he did not present the whole complexity of the Greek mystic 's vision , but dwelt upon his central belief that God is ultimately and essentially incomprehensible to the human mind and that if we want to ‘ know ’ God in this life , we must divest ourselves of all our ideas about the reality that we call ‘ God ’ . |
| 2 | In 2 Corinthians 10:12 he says , ‘ We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves . |
| 3 | I will now entertain suggestions as to how we can rid ourselves of this horrible dog menace . ’ |
| 4 | The social and political implications of Gandhi 's quest for Truth will also be dealt with in later chapters and for the moment we shall confine ourselves to such questions as how he goes about acquiring glimpses of absolute Truth and how he knows that it is absolute Truth he has actually caught a glimpse of . |
| 5 | She was strong enough to take a certain amount of punishment if it meant that , in the end , Matthew would rid himself of that core of hatred which was slowly eating him away . |
| 6 | He would free himself from this enslavement , sweet as it was , as he had freed himself from Hilary . |
| 7 | Once his obligations to the scheduled programme had been fulfilled he could then relax and enjoy himself in some of his and his audience 's favourite numbers . |
| 8 | For that reason , the Territorial Army does not consider itself in any way a second-class alternative . |
| 9 | The Wolfenden Committee , in distinguishing between public and private behaviour , also drew a distinction between ‘ crime ’ and ‘ sin ’ , and concluded that ‘ as a general proposition it will be universally accepted that the law is not concerned with private morals or ethical sanctions ’ , and further , ‘ it is not the duty of the law to concern itself with immorality as such … it should confine itself to those activities which offend against public order and decency and expose the ordinary citizen to what is offensive or injurious ’ . |
| 10 | Around the same time , I entered this competition — it was a kind of beauty competition , although it did n't describe itself in that way . |
| 11 | According to Oakeshott , something less pretentious will do ; viz. , ‘ that we are not children in statu pupillari but adults who do not consider themselves under any obligation to justify their preference for making their own choices ’ . |
| 12 | My discussion has already set the parameter by the title above and I shall confine myself to these social issues of culture and education . |
| 13 | But it seems that I can not rid myself of this fear of running short of money . |
| 14 | Come on , Luke , you 're the boss , the one with all the answers , so explain how I can rid myself of this resentment I feel at having you foist yourself on me again ! ’ |
| 15 | Ludicrously over-equipped tourists might recognise themselves from this checklist : |
| 16 | Well that 's why I did it because I do n't often get the opportunity to go out and enjoy myself like that . |
| 17 | Else I 'll rob myself of those animal-like perceptions , of the old scum instincts … |
| 18 | They 're getting more educated , they can come out and enjoy themselves without that . |
| 19 | I 'll just grab my video camera then I can include myself on all my articles , invoices and letterheads . |
| 20 | You may suit yourself on that one ! |
| 21 | Did I describe myself as that ? |
| 22 | After dinner , like some cultural tourist , I will introduce myself to these envoys from the past . |
| 23 | ‘ Call me if you need me in Theatre — but I 'd just as soon Tim Mayhew did it — I do n't trust myself near that bastard . ’ |
| 24 | By the same token , one wonders what leader , in some of the countries so quick to condemn Smith , would expose himself to such a cross-examination ? ) |
| 25 | The tragedy is that life has now become complex and involved , and they wonder if they can ever break themself from all those things that are now hindrances . |
| 26 | What is required of the student is the capacity to identify with English : " Unless an undergraduate can identify himself in some sense with the subject he is studying , he is either reading the wrong School , or has no business to be at university at all . |
| 27 | First , everybody in a well-run organization should feel himself under some pressure . |
| 28 | No one , at any level in a structure from chief executive downwards , can exclude himself from this commitment . |
| 29 | Internally , rising damp will show itself in several ways . |
| 30 | The lack of academic autonomy will show itself in some form or other . |