Example sentences of "[adv] establish [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He swiftly established himself as a dominant influence in New Zealand station architecture and produced many remarkable buildings . |
| 2 | Stephenson , by now thirty-three , had joined Aston Villa in 1911 and soon established himself as a powerful forward . |
| 3 | Phil joined the Palace in February 1984 for a modest £10,000 fee from Aylesbury Town , but he soon established himself as a valuable member of our League side , playing either on the left of midfield or up front as a striker , and he must probably be reckoned to be the best signing made for our club by manager Alan Mullery . |
| 4 | His first poems followed the Petrarchan tradition of his uncle , but he soon established himself as a versatile playwright , capable of producing dramas , pastorals , masques and , above all , comedies . |
| 5 | That gave him the chance to exercise one of his talents , as a teacher , but he was also a bit of a musician , and soon established himself as the organist at the parish church in Holloway . |
| 6 | by no means the first place to be discovered , it soon established itself as a maritime port of central importance to Canada 's growing economy ; though it commenced as a Jesuit mission-place , which explains its ethereal qualities . |
| 7 | The seven years of his second marriage were a stable and satisfying period for Howard and the time when he largely established himself as a country gentleman . |
| 8 | However , they do not establish themselves as an emblem to the overall design . |
| 9 | The lasting pattern of this world-market agriculture did not establish itself until the period of the imperialist world economy of 1870–1930 . |
| 10 | The radical faction , however , was somewhat strengthened by the enhanced position of Khomeini 's son , Ahmad Khomeini , who had already established himself within the Iranian political scene [ see p. 36630 ] , and who after his father 's death was able to claim that his views and pronouncements carried the authority of the late leader . |
| 11 | Kathryn Stott has already established herself as a sensitive interpreter of French music with recitals of Fauré and Debussy , and now here she is in Ravel — and in two works at least ( Gaspard and Le tombeau de Couperin ) which are technically especially challenging . |
| 12 | She has already established herself as a backing singer specialising in jazz and stands to win professional recording sessions . |
| 13 | The reformed parliament with temporarily appointed deputies has already established itself as a genuine decision-making legislature . |
| 14 | Metrogel received marketing authorisation in Britain in December 1991 and was launched by Sandoz Pharmaceuticals , Bioglan 's licensee , in April 1992 ; it has already established itself as the leading topical treatment for rosacea in Britain . |
| 15 | Carden is Europe 's most northerly commercial vineyard and in the four years since it opened has already established itself in the wine market . |
| 16 | Mind you , it is rather surprising that McDonald , a top session man turned star performer , has not established himself as a big noise in Europe . |
| 17 | She will be pilloried for making this record , she will be told it is an ill-advised change of musical direction , foolish to do yet more cover versions when she has not established herself as a songwriter , madness to be so outspoken , dubbed Mrs Bonkers of Ireland — by people she cared little about . |
| 18 | ‘ We produce extruded sheet to complement our cell cast range , ’ says Dr Casey , ‘ And have reently introduced a new variety — ‘ Perspex ’ TW — which is rapidly establishing itself as a rigid transparent building material for roofs and non-structural walls . ’ |
| 19 | Ian Evans first came to the Palace in September 1974 as The Eagles sought to adjust to life in the 3rd Division , after plummeting straight through Division Two in 1973–74 , and he quickly established himself as a favourite among the fans at Selhurst Park with his wholehearted displays at the centre of our defence . |
| 20 | In June 1937 Reagan took up residence in Hollywood and quickly established himself as a promising film actor , performing in eight films in his first eleven months and going on to make more than fifty films altogether . |
| 21 | Mayne quickly established himself as the most exceptional officer in Stirling 's rapidly expanding SAS force , which became the 1st Special Air Service Regiment in September 1942 , with Stirling in command as lieutenant-colonel . |
| 22 | He quickly established himself within the PAN , challenging its professional politicians with the support of his business colleagues and unifying the fractious party . |
| 23 | He quickly established himself near the settlement of William Tucker [ q.v. ] , who had married his sister Mary and brought over three of their younger brothers . |
| 24 | In Cambridge she quickly established herself as a cult figure of mysterious portent : she claimed to be in love with her brother , whom nobody had ever seen , and went in for gnomic utterances and baroque clutter . |
| 25 | The straightforward , one-shilling manual , with its handsome woodcut of a cornucopia-like trug on the cover , rapidly established itself as the Dig for Victory bible . |
| 26 | And while the recession has deterred all but a handful of non-Italian dealers from participating this year , the organisers are hoping that by aiming high in all senses , the event will rapidly establish itself as a rival to the Florence fair . |
| 27 | Project English has quickly established itself as a leading new course , with an important contribution to make to English language teaching . |
| 28 | As with CPL 's other products , Monoplank has quickly established itself as the No.1 choice and is now specified by leading architects throughout the country . |
| 29 | He also established himself in the Russian trade , which during the French wars offered exceptional opportunities for profit . |
| 30 | At the same time as JCI diversified into coal , the company also established itself as an antimony producer when in 1934 a new company , Consolidated Murchison was formed . |