Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [verb] [pn reflx] in " in BNC.

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1 Such places always have a high status in the local settlement hierarchy and frequently occupy a central position geographically ; they most obviously manifest themselves in the form of towns and cities .
2 ‘ You have long enough to lose yourself in Fragonard 's world , Charlie .
3 He only just stopped himself in time .
4 Once , to his own dismay , he almost hit the child out of frustration , and only just curbed himself in time .
5 It might have invested too little in building its capital stock , thus perhaps enfeebling itself in future competition with foreign rivals .
6 The records management staff could no longer only involve themselves in the review of paper records they should also safeguard electronic records from inappropriate destruction .
7 We should , however , appreciate the close relationship that existed between the philosophical beliefs and the political doctrine , which not only manifested itself in the convergence of interests with respect to social problems and class politics , but also provided the proposed reform in education ( and other attempts to ‘ educate ’ young workers , such as the club movement ) with a certain authority .
8 As in this passage , Genet not only disguises himself in terms of the law , but internalizes the disguise .
9 As with all the stages so far discussed , during the process of learning to fly aerobatics the model will be put into many very unfamiliar positions and attitudes , so it is essential that your flying capabilities are such that you are not still finding yourself in a position where you are disorientated .
10 The archive has thus always seen itself in terms of historical rather than current social science research .
11 Once again , the marketing mentality permeates these specialist services for they need to understand marketing principles and concepts even if they do not directly involve themselves in the data and planning .
12 Such activity is necessitated by the provision of only 420 km of game-viewing in a reserve of 1673 km 2 and the fact that there are relatively low populations of the carnivores , individuals of which do not always locate themselves in convenient spots !
13 Thirdly , speakers of a language do not always comport themselves in the manner recommended by the prevailing mores-they can be outrageous , and otherwise " inappropriate " , So such a definition would make the data of pragmatics stand in quite an abstract relation to what is actually observable in language usage , whereas for many linguists one of the major contributions of pragmatics has been to direct attention once again to actual language usage .
14 At the lac wild-type promoter , RNA polymerase does not correctly position itself in the absence of CRP [ 14,42 ] .
15 He knows exactly how to present himself in the light best calculated to deceive .
16 In other words , CBT has not yet proved itself in conceptual training where , perhaps , knowledge-based systems and artificial intelligence may need to be deployed .
17 Instead , after varying lengths of time , they were discharged as being ‘ in remission ’ , i.e. their schizophrenia was thought to be still present , but not actually revealing itself in their behaviour .
18 By contrast , the Corinthians passage in which Paul speaks of male headship , and in which it is said that women should be silent ( a verse which is probably an interpolation and does not owe to Paul ) , he is concerned with a practical situation which has arisen , a situation in which the church , still insecure in a pagan world , was likely to cause scandal if it departed too far from social convention — and his concern is that it should not unnecessarily put itself in jeopardy .
19 Advisers are therefore more often finding themselves in the position of having to tell the client that they can not help in any material way .
20 Where Federman and Sukenick have stressed the specifically linguistic dimensions to such disruption , Robbins once again casts himself in the role of entertainer , trickster and comic commentator .
21 The difficulty was that he could not enjoy this camaraderie without also falling in love with one of the boys , and by doing so he once again cast himself in an outsider position .
22 He once candidly described himself in an interview as ‘ a manipulative little bastard ’ , but his mission , as he sees it , outstrips everyday politics in its importance .
23 But when she learned that their questions had arisen through their wonderings about Brown Owl and Mr. Gordon she told them sharply not to busy themselves in Brown Owl 's private affairs .
24 Being expensive to maintain and run , they have been sold off and the incumbent now often finds himself in a small modern house , undoubtedly warmer and more convenient , but usually without character and , tellingly , without social status .
25 In many areas they are now however finding themselves in direct competition with Tertiary Colleges which operate under F.E. regulations and which are not constrained by school regulations .
26 I forgot , right well get yourself in there .
27 It 's like she had a multi-barrelled gun , and has n't just shot herself in the foot , but shot herself everywhere and blown her own head off , and no-one seems to have noticed .
28 Women in business today still find themselves in a male-dominated environment where only 20% of managers are women .
29 I do n't very often feel frightened , but then I do n't often put myself in that vulnerable position .
30 In fact you could n't adequately express yourself in English you were just better to shut up .
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