Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] of this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Come on , Luke , you 're the boss , the one with all the answers , so explain how I can rid myself of this resentment I feel at having you foist yourself on me again ! ’ |
| 2 | But it seems that I can not rid myself of this fear of running short of money . |
| 3 | Simply by reminding himself of this fact , he felt inspired by a new confidence and was just about to lift Cleo physically from her seat when yet another resident of the house made an appearance . |
| 4 | She took personal charge of the cellars and , well aware of the problem posed by the obstinate particles of sediment which refused to fall easily , spent night and day trying to rid herself of this nuisance . |
| 5 | I availed myself of this service . |
| 6 | Curiously , there were very few who availed themselves of this privilege . |
| 7 | In particular , at the very end of the questionnaire we invited general comments about SSE and one-third of the teachers who responded availed themselves of this opportunity . |
| 8 | She had delivered herself of this statement to Inspector Paul Lane , who was gently triumphant at what he had got . |
| 9 | As he said himself of this time , ‘ I yearned to live a semi-bohemian lifestyle , an unstructured life ; but a consecrated one ; some kind of calling . ’ |
| 10 | When Mrs Moreen bethought herself of this pretext for getting rid of their companion , Pemberton supposed it was precisely to approach the delicate subject of his remuneration ( 7 ) . |
| 11 | Subtle mixing of tone points to an ironic interpretation of these phrases : for instance , the preciosity of bethought herself contrasts oddly with the colloquial bluntness of getting rid of in " When Mrs Moreen bethought herself of this pretext for getting rid of their companion " ( 7 ) ; and in the final clause of the passage , the colloquial " looking out for " foregrounds the specious gentility of " something really superior in the way of a resident tutor " . |
| 12 | More obviously , in ( 7 ) , we appear to have an inside view of Mrs Moreen : " When Mrs Moreen bethought herself of this pretext … " . |
| 13 | I promise I will give you good warning before I avail myself of this privilege . |
| 14 | And how many schools avail themselves of this opportunity each year ? |
| 15 | There may be times when you need to remind yourself of this fact . |
| 16 | Swayed by similar arguments , the governments of the rich countries have now largely deprived themselves of this option . |
| 17 | A person who was swept along by the crowd ( in a literal bodily sense ) , or who encountered unexpected barriers when attempting to comply with police conditions , would be able to avail himself of this defence . |
| 18 | As to whether , and if so how , Parliament cares to avail itself of this opportunity , the Act is silent . |
| 19 | If you would like to avail yourself of this invitation you may do so by giving your names to either Mrs. Hughes , No. 97 , or Mrs. Henry , No. 107 before December 16th . |
| 20 | Anyone wishing to avail themselves of this facility should contact the Hotel direct . |
| 21 | Organisations seeking to avail themselves of this opportunity need to catch a high speed train pretty quickly ! ’ |
| 22 | If a young person who reached the age of 16 on July 2 was lucky enough to obtain employment would they be unable to avail themselves of this opportunity and be forced back to school ? |
| 23 | The extension of legal aid after the 1939–45 war was bound to affect the numbers of people able to avail themselves of this service . |
| 24 | Staff wishing to avail themselves of this flexitime arrangement should discuss it in the first instance with their line manager . |