Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will now entertain suggestions as to how we can rid ourselves of this horrible dog menace . ’ |
| 2 | He would free himself from this enslavement , sweet as it was , as he had freed himself from Hilary . |
| 3 | But it seems that I can not rid myself of this fear of running short of money . |
| 4 | 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 ! ’ |
| 5 | Ludicrously over-equipped tourists might recognise themselves from this checklist : |
| 6 | No one , at any level in a structure from chief executive downwards , can exclude himself from this commitment . |
| 7 | Thames can congratulate itself on this scheme , but the BBC must feel still more satisfaction . |
| 8 | ‘ You 'd better mind yourself with this fellow . |
| 9 | Pohl has also specifically mentioned that Austria could easily annex itself to this monetary union since it has pegged the schilling to the Deutschmark for years . |
| 10 | How could I humiliate myself like this ? |
| 11 | Grown men should n't humiliate themselves like this . |
| 12 | Up to one-third of people can not force themselves through this procedure , even for the best of diagnostic reasons , and the court would never enforce a complete stay of the action in these circumstances ( see further RSC Order 25 , r 6 ) . |
| 13 | The idea that a presumption about the future has an effect upon that future is true and obviously commonplace in the social world ( see the self-fulfilling prophecy argument ) : how did it manifest itself in this particular case ? |
| 14 | If it did not manifest itself in this particular way , however , Aethelbald 's power was none the less real . |
| 15 | How does any society protect itself against this kind of comprehensive assault , which does not even need the charcoal , sulphur and saltpetre to make the gunpowder but can find the materials for the application of its marvellous discovery anywhere in the world and in any circumstances ? |
| 16 | ‘ You should n't disturb yourself like this . |
| 17 | It is a friendly act of mutual benefit to the two animals involved , since they can not groom themselves in this region . |
| 18 | ‘ For God 's sake , let's take another drink , or shoot the dogs , or call in Claire to dance the fandango , rather than indulge ourselves in this misery ! |
| 19 | This ca n't be happening to me , Kate would never get herself into this sort of situation . |
| 20 | ‘ How did you get yourself into this mess ? ’ she asked . |
| 21 | " How in Christ 's name did you get yourself into this state ? " |
| 22 | In families that did not indulge themselves in this way a healthier climate prevailed ; children do not seem to have been unduly obsessed with death . |
| 23 | Some phenomena may simply not lend themselves to this kind of analysis . |
| 24 | Obviously not all historical writings will lend themselves to this imagining . |
| 25 | Materials with interesting sound effects would lend themselves to this kind of treatment . |
| 26 | Form 86 or a quite informal letter is then sufficient — such as : We hereby consent to the property known as [ shown edged red on the accompanying plan ] being part of the land comprised in the above title being transferred free from the [ Intended ] Notice of Deposit registered on the But some banks ( which favour this type of security in appropriate cases ) have their own favoured form of withdrawal ; acting for a seller you 'll satisfy yourself on this point and obtain the necessary withdrawal in time to hand over on completion . |
| 27 | Can they open themselves to this source of energy , this fresh spring of water , this new wine , this ‘ women spirit rising ’ , and change and be changed in the process ? |
| 28 | The situation was changing so fast and we hoped we might find ourselves in this situation . ’ |
| 29 | One can only speculate about the line the UK legislature would take , should it address itself to this problem , except that it is not too difficult to predict that the present administration would change the law so as to minimise the protections afforded to the worker . |
| 30 | On top of that , there are the feelings of disgrace and embarrassment that a firm of chartered accountants of our size and good professional reputation should find itself in this position — even if the factors are outside your control . ’ |