Example sentences of "[pron] resign [pn reflx] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 16 , I resigned myself to the fact that I 'd never really be thin ’ |
| 2 | Of course Scamp gets to claim about twenty grand on some dubious insurance policy and I resign myself to the fact that I 'll never get beyond Inspector . |
| 3 | The rush-hour would be at its height , with long tail-backs at the busiest junctions ; she resigned herself to a tedious journey home . |
| 4 | There was nothing for Sophie to say after that and she resigned herself to the prospect of meeting Robert again , but later that morning , while she was working alone in the office , she felt desperately unhappy . |
| 5 | They resigned themselves to the Roman presence in their country , made their peace with the Roman authorities . |
| 6 | He held his last press conference in 1955 , but no more than in 1946 did he resign himself to a permanent retirement . |
| 7 | He resigned himself to the single thought , that he would not see her again . |
| 8 | He resigned himself to the inevitable , and grudgingly muttered , ‘ Proceed with the prosecution . ’ |