Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pn reflx] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The successful development of negotiating skills has proved itself as one of the most cost-effective investments in company profitability . |
| 2 | The reigning world champion , who turned his back on Formula One after he was outmanoeuvred by Alain Prost last season , has established himself as runaway favourite to win the Indycar championship . |
| 3 | Formed in 1981 , Leeds based Phoenix Dance Company has established itself as one of Britain 's leading contemporary dance companies . |
| 4 | Solar-powered house in Europe : BP Solar has established itself as one of the top two suppliers of photovoltaics in Europe . |
| 5 | PL 480 has established itself as one of the United States ’ most successful market development tools ’ ( p.20 ) . |
| 6 | Echoing the sentiments of Slam , Gypsy 's Graham Drinnon is keen to emphasise that the Limbo lot ‘ like to see ourselves as British musicians making British music , and certainly not as a Glasgow thing … |
| 7 | He would n't have described himself as landed gentry — or if he did it would be with irony . |
| 8 | But the spirit of the age among the people I knew manifested itself as general drift and idleness . |
| 9 | A law which came into force on March 1 required all yakuza groups to register themselves with the local authorities as criminal organizations , so that they could be better supervised ; in practice , most were reported to have re-formed themselves as limited companies instead . |
| 10 | This may be achieved by engaging in what Matza ( 1969:93 ) refers to as ‘ natural reduction ’ , that is , reducing oneself — the subject — into a thing-like object incapable of transcending circumstances , which in this particular mundane instance means viewing oneself as incapable of disobeying orders from high places . |
| 11 | My agent had exposed himself as one of the conspirators . |
| 12 | To be fished on the prolific waters around Galway this new event promises to establish itself as one of Ireland 's best . |
| 13 | Thompson was forced to reshuffle his side because of injuries , work commitments and one player missing the team bus and indeed the manager had to name himself as one of the substitutes . |
| 14 | Rome was , I suppose , the capital of the art world , but Rome was essentially an international place where many a Britisher was famous ; where Flaxman , for instance , had established himself as one of the most famous artists in the world . |
| 15 | He is convinced we have to adopt entirely new value systems , change our philosophical orientation and spiritual thinking ; stop behaving as though the earth is here for mankind 's personal convenience and learn to regard ourselves as one small part of a much larger whole . |
| 16 | But the Mahomeds have established themselves as solid citizens . |
| 17 | Hi , I have n't advertised myself but I 'm aware of friends who have and the biggest problem seems to be that when they respond to the ads and then they meet the gentleman in question who 's described themselves as six feet two who 's blonde and extremely handsome |