Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] itself [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A typically ambiguous attitude towards foreigners manifested itself at this point . |
| 2 | Indirect Rule and the evolution of the Commonwealth idea had disarmed much left-wing criticism of the empire in the years between the wars and encouraged the development among British radicals of ‘ responsible ’ views on imperial subjects , which came naturally to bloom when Labour found itself at last in office . |
| 3 | Thrusting the heavy wooden doors of the lift open as they reached her floor , she precipitated herself into the small lobby from which the corridor to her room led , recoiling in dismay as a tall figure unwound itself from one of the two easy chairs beside a small table graced with a vase of fresh flowers . |
| 4 | The most dramatic development of the last quarter of a century has been the emergence of the urban-rural shift as a major factor in population redistribution , but in the late 1970s and early 1980s its strength waned somewhat , as too did the pace of local decentralization , whereas the North-South divide reasserted itself at this time after a period of lower significance . |
| 5 | Nor was she in the gaming room with its low lights on green baize tables , circles of hands restless with chips , cards , cigarettes , while the tension adjusted itself with each soft call of the croupiers . |
| 6 | Land was parcelled out to major mamluks to enrich themselves and this unusual form of alien rule perpetuated itself for several centuries . |
| 7 | A Classification Research Group of the Library Association formed itself with great hopes of constructing the ultimate universal scheme which could be adopted by all libraries . |
| 8 | Fear wound itself like clammy tentacles around her heart and slithered along her veins . |
| 9 | The orange light resolved itself into four roadwork lanterns — and then he saw the cordon and roadblock with its black-and-white wooden pole which had been set up ahead , blocking off the entrance road which led up to the office-block frontage and car park . |
| 10 | In 1973 the Ladies ' Committee concerned itself with this seat reporting ‘ It was a pity to leave it in the wet even if only there for the time being ’ . |
| 11 | By the summer of 1925 his growing disillusionment manifested itself in ceaseless role-playing , posing , self-interrogation . |
| 12 | The committee addressed itself to two main interlocking problems : the central issue of the relationship between the individual local authorities and the polytechnics and other colleges , and the ‘ pooling ’ arrangements by which advanced courses were financed . |
| 13 | The committee addressed itself to three issues : the absolute price-level of CDs ; the price difference between CDs and cassettes ; and the price difference between CDs in America and Britain . |
| 14 | While Fleury and Harry exchanged a glance of shock and bewilderment at the unfortunate turn the tea party had suddenly taken , an effervescent mass detached itself from one of her breasts , which was revealed to be the shape of a plump carp , then from one of her diamond knee-caps , then an ebony avalanche thundered from her spine down over her buttocks , then from some other part of her . |
| 15 | Her body emptied itself in all its chambers . |
| 16 | We must now turn our attention to the wider situation in which 5 Corps found itself on 10–12 May . |
| 17 | Denmark is their other northern commitment , and it is there that 2 RRP found itself on 30 June 1989 . |
| 18 | The carefully conceived ‘ return for nourishment ’ to the rituals exposed by Cornford exhausted itself after two fragments . |
| 19 | About 1950 a small breeding population re-established itself in central Sussex and breeding has been regular since , although little increase has occurred . |
| 20 | In the 20 years since the National Jazz , Blues And Rock Festival relocated itself from sleepy London toff suburb , Richmond , to its present Thames Valley site , the Reading Festival has become the premier rock gig . |
| 21 | The colonial development manifested itself in three ways : the spread of Minoan artistic and cultural influences , the diffusion of exported Minoan products , and the establishment of Minoan settlements beyond the Cretan shores . |
| 22 | The assembly divided itself into five committees and 26 sub-committees to dissect the 131 draft proposals it has received . |
| 23 | A recent issue on MIMS concerned itself with massive , sudden hair loss . |
| 24 | The miners refused to accept such changes and the General Council of the TUC committed itself to sympathetic strike action from Friday , 31 July . |
| 25 | 789 ( CS 262 : S 1183 ) , but whether Lindsey detached itself from Mercian control in 757–8 and , if so , how long an interval elapsed before Offa reasserted himself is unknown . |
| 26 | The United Kingdom based itself in that regard on international law and on the need for the flag state effectively to exercise jurisdiction over the owners , charterers and operators of vessels flying its flag . |
| 27 | But they remained second-class citizens as the Service restocked itself with young men of the right background from Oxford and Cambridge . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's an end to an auld sang , ’ said Lord Chancellor Seafield when the Scottish Parliament dissolved itself in 1707 . |
| 29 | Their resentment at Gloucester 's insertion into the area manifested itself in open rivalry with the duke and early in 1470 Edward was obliged to intervene in the quarrel . |
| 30 | Their resentment at Gloucester 's insertion into the area manifested itself in open rivalry with the duke and early in 1470 Edward was obliged to intervene in the quarrel . |