Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pn reflx] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And since he obviously had n't recognised me , I did n't want to connect myself with the house , until I 'd found out what his game was . ’ |
| 2 | He has armed himself with the munitions of modernity , not only with ‘ conventional arms ’ , but also with an arsenal of nuclear , biological and chemical weapons . |
| 3 | For the first time , a major interpretative musician has equipped himself with the necessary skills to mastermind his own visualization of the music he conducts , which allows him , in the process , to offer a new generation of music-lovers a sophisticated set of options for the study and appreciation of music in performance . |
| 4 | Feminist sociology , on the other hand , in its critique of the male-centred character of all previous criminology , has involved itself with the traditional criminological concerns . |
| 5 | In practice this means that we do n't need to concern ourselves with the contents of such data files ; they 're not for human consumption without previous digestion by a computer . |
| 6 | Clearly , we would not need to concern ourselves with the meaning of analogue information if all sources of text , numerics , sounds and images were digital . |
| 7 | Sometimes Brian tried to comfort himself with the fact that , however much he had wanted a child , he had not forced motherhood on Celia , that Harry 's conception had not exactly been his fault ; but then that thought had been instantly negated by the realisation that his own pleasure at her pregnancy , their move to the country and his insistence that all would be well , amounted to a foolish bigoted optimism for which he blamed himself entirely . |
| 8 | In order to do this , you will need to familiarise yourself with the sound ( quality ) and function ( number ) of the intervals in any given chord and its successor , so that they may be used interchangeably . |
| 9 | While Montgomerie radiated confidence and respect for the course , it was a typically down-beat Sandy Lyle who prepared to re-acquaint himself with the course where he made his U.S. Open debut in 1980 . |
| 10 | She had not looked deliberately , not wanting to tempt herself with the sight of him . |
| 11 | Incidentally , he has decided to ally himself with the more stable elements in his life , and now styles himself Roger Foxcroft . |
| 12 | The church of the apostolic age sought to identify itself with the ‘ poor ’ whom Jesus had declared blessed ( Luke 6 : 20 ) ; or had he meant the ‘ poor in spirit ’ ( Matt. 5 : 3 ) , the humble-hearted , who could hold their property without pride as means to support the destitute ? |
| 13 | I happened to find myself with the Commander on the gallery one afternoon : the other usual suspects were missing . |
| 14 | Desperately trying to pull herself together , she strove to console herself with the thought that , if Ross could hardly remember their brief marriage , it was obviously going to make matters easier for them both during this hurried trip to America . |
| 15 | This gave our people time to familiarise themselves with the new plan before our Appointed Representatives ( ARs ) and Independent Financial Advisers ( IFAs ) received details . |
| 16 | Such parties , as always , like to equate themselves with the sense of collective separateness , hostility to ‘ them ’ and the ‘ imagined community ’ which may be almost universally felt in their ‘ nation ’ , but they are very unlikely to be the only expression of such a national consensus . |
| 17 | Wexford wiped his brow with his handkerchief and , following Camb 's example , began to fan himself with the morning paper . |
| 18 | He may have confused himself with the Messiah , but he did n't expect to die . |
| 19 | On the other hand , those newcomers who wish to ‘ belong ’ may try to ingratiate themselves with the local population , sometimes — because of their misconceived expectations of village life — with disappointing results . |
| 20 | What was she doing on Noah 's mountain alongside a pilgrim turned fanatic and a bearded peasant with whom she could not communicate , while the rock below them exploded like the gunpowder they had brought to ingratiate themselves with the local chieftains ? |
| 21 | If this is not possible ( and it usually is n't ) , the golden advice at the present time must be to sell first rather than risk lumbering yourself with the crippling expense of having to borrow for several months or possibly longer . |
| 22 | I shall not have to concern myself with the interview of [ W ] but I shall concern myself with the interviews of [ the co-accused ] . ’ |
| 23 | The government did not have to concern itself with the balance of payments ( which was always expected to be favourable or self-adjusting ) , free trade meant that there was no need for elaborate connections with industry , the level of employment had to be left to the supply and demand for labour , and all that the government should do was elementary regulation in the interests of those sections of the community unable to defend themselves . |
| 24 | A Buryat tale relates how one of their groups decided to link itself with the Russians because their own khan chopped off heads for crimes which merited mere birching in Muscovite territory . |
| 25 | I would , however , wish to associate myself with the observations of my noble and learned friend , Lord Browne-Wilkinson , as to the unsatisfactory nature of this conclusion . |
| 26 | If application forms/c.v.s have been used correctly many of these questions will already have been answered and the well-prepared interviewer will have familiarized himself/herself with the details . |
| 27 | The warm-blooded supporters tend to ally themselves with the supporters of a theory about the relationships of the dinosaurs . |
| 28 | He who endeavours to enrich himself with the property of others , should be deprived of part of his own . |
| 29 | A few developed a liking for the racecourse and as it had been drummed into them to dress correctly for every occasion , somehow they managed to provide themselves with the obligatory long trailing gowns by lending each other clothes and accessories ; they appreciated the elegance of their suave escorts in tail coats and top hats . |
| 30 | You think of the glow of pride that still lingers from your last HVS triumph with embarrassment and try to console yourself with the mitigating circumstances of age , heavy work responsibilities , duty to family , your back problem … |