Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [pn reflx] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While John the Divine describes himself to the seven churches in Asia as your partner in patiently enduring the suffering that comes to those who belong to his Kingdom ’ ( Rev. 1:9 ) . |
| 2 | This parasite attaches itself to the mouths of fishes , sea-squirts , etc. 65 . |
| 3 | This chapter confines itself to the intangibles . |
| 4 | On the other hand , a court of equity addresses itself to the amount of costs that the mortgagee should be allowed as a condition of redemption . |
| 5 | In its extreme form , therefore , empiricism limits itself to the results of direct observation and virtually denies the value of theory since this is generalization removed from first-hand observation . |
| 6 | His new work attaches itself to the ready-made tradition , taking the theme of laziness into ‘ a la recherche du temps perdu ’ . |
| 7 | Nowadays , Stevenson confines himself to the ( occasional ) early morning run and , more frequently , riding his horse . |
| 8 | Such viewpoints I have since found elaborated in Brereton ( 1944 ) who records , almost as an educational ‘ law ’ , that : ‘ the standard of an examination adjusts itself to the standard of those taking it ’ ( p. 43 ) . |
| 9 | The I gives itself to the Thou , makes a complete act of dedication , links the two persons through the poetry . |
| 10 | The intense visual concentration and the technical discipline underlying these paintings transmits itself to the spectator in a feeling of tension , almost of unrest . |
| 11 | Apart from the fact that it avoids the above dilemmas , by claiming only the narrowest scope for semantics , such a theory recommends itself to the pragmaticist for the following reasons . |
| 12 | The tRNA attaches itself to the appropriate amino acid . |
| 13 | The physicality of the artefact lends itself to the work of praxis — that is , cultural construction through action rather than just conceptualization . |
| 14 | The bush welds itself to the primary shaft and will not disengage . |
| 15 | As mentioned earlier , the bidder binds itself to the scheme by agreeing to appear by counsel at the hearing of the petition and giving the appropriate undertaking . |
| 16 | If your children have left home and you have more space than you need , you could consider taking in lodgers , either as paying guests or , if your property lends itself to the creation of a separate flatlet , in a tenancy capacity . |
| 17 | The package with its design attributes lends itself to the production of manuals and directories |
| 18 | This simply means that the normal 8-hour duty shift is split ; for example , 4 hours on duty , 2 hours off duty , then 4 hours on duty , or 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening , or whatever combination lends itself to the efficient running of the hotel . |
| 19 | In the case of surveys there will always be some form of pilot survey before the researcher commits himself to the main fieldwork itself , and the more planning there is done beforehand , the less wasted time there will be in the fieldwork proper , and the easier will be the next stage , which is the analysis of the data collected . |
| 20 | This fatalism lends itself to the infamous Burmese bureaucracy , partly because bureaucracy looks like efficiency , partly because bureaucracy fits so neatly into the unchanging Buddhist worldview . |
| 21 | Use of trade exhibitions is on the increase and firms increasingly need to establish a more scientific method of managing this function as it requires an understanding of how an exhibition stand communicates itself to the public . |
| 22 | Particular interest attaches itself to the distribution of the elderly population , because of its implications for the provision of retirement accommodation and social services . |