Example sentences of "[adv] rid [pn reflx] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted only to rid herself of the blocks Ewan had inflicted on her and lose herself in a new future . |
| 2 | The Scots could not rid themselves of the English . |
| 3 | In this way , though we do not rid ourselves of the ego , we do transcend it and make it softer and enable ourselves to see things calmly . |
| 4 | Unhappy with the Steads , where she was beaten with a leather strap for wetting the bed , Ruth found a happier relationship with another family , but she could not rid herself of the insecurity . |
| 5 | She had her own shame , and could not rid herself of the guilt that came from loving a man who was not hers to love . |
| 6 | This was all quite accepted , but he could n't rid himself of the memory of his wife gazing blankly at the breakfast table with only the prospect of clearing it . |
| 7 | For days afterwards , she could n't rid herself of the guilty feeling that , somehow , she had brought the attack upon herself . |
| 8 | For one thing , she had never worn a strapless dress before , and although the bodice was tight-fitting and well supported she could n't rid herself of the fear that the dress would go slithering to the floor at some critical moment , leaving her almost naked , like in a bad dream . |
| 9 | He was certain that Scarlet would never behave so irrationally but could not quite rid himself of the image of the breakfast table . |
| 10 | We 're about to rid ourselves of the blood and fat of the buffalo . " |