Example sentences of "[verb] and [verb] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | On closer inspection the bundle of rags rose and revealed itself to be a woman , filthy dirty , her skin so grimy she was almost invisible in the gloom . |
| 2 | On the whole , acting in isolation is a peculiar feature of the audition system , which is why the pieces you choose in either the classic or modern text need to be reasonably well contained and lend themselves to being performed as a one man show . |
| 3 | Though there have been some disappointments , the Greens in this country and in Europe are very far from extinct , and are consolidating and reforming themselves to be more effective . |
| 4 | What they must do is relearn to choose and commit themselves to the consequences of their choice . |
| 5 | Third , you are aiming to create an atmosphere in the interview which will encourage the candidates to talk and show themselves to best advantage . |
| 6 | Vive l'Impératrice ! ’ , until at one moment the Emperor stopped and addressed himself to those nearest saying courteously : ‘ If you want to please your Emperor , I would ask you to cry ‘ Vive la Reine ’ . ’ |
| 7 | In the second account , Jesus told them to go and show themselves to the priests , and while they were on their way they discovered they were cured . |
| 8 | Jesus told the leper to go and show himself to the priest and make an offering for his healing . |
| 9 | Thus completed , he signed the form ‘ accepting and submitting himself to the statutes , rules , regulations and ordinances of McGill University and of the Faculty or Faculties in which I am registered , and to any amendments thereto which may be made while I am a student of the university and I promise to observe the same . ’ |
| 10 | We rededicate and commit ourselves to the highest standards in communication as we endeavour to work for a more just , viable and sustainable society now , and in the future . |
| 11 | A searcher becomes a believer when he chooses and commits himself to the consequences of his choice . |
| 12 | But they did have a very clear idea of how they wanted the house to look and resigned themselves to living with the mess while they tackled it room by room . |
| 13 | He sighed and lowered himself to the other end of the settee . |
| 14 | Harry nodded and allowed himself to be led up into Long Acre . |
| 15 | But Evans merely grinned and helped himself to a stool from under a neighbouring table . |
| 16 | ( iii ) To ensure that the government machine responds and adapts itself to new policies and programmes as they emerge , within the broad framework of the main departmental fields of responsibility . |
| 17 | A few minutes , and Aldhelm would have been stirring and hauling himself to his feet . |
| 18 | Yeah I I might go and treat myself to some today . |
| 19 | As long as I stay confined to this moral nihilism , the single unquestioned imperative will be to act intelligently , and in particular to be aware of objective conditions , of those obstinate facts about external difficulties and my own limitations which thwart my efforts unless I recognize and adapt myself to them . |
| 20 | and with a leprous man came over and began doing a to him saying , Lord if you just want to you can make me clean , and so stretching out his hand he touched him saying , I want to be made clean and immediately his leprosy was , vanished away , then Jesus said to him , see that you tell no one , but go and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses appointed for the purpose of a witness to them when he entered into Calpurnia that 's the other two , that the other |
| 21 | Sybil Williams she 's called — go and introduce yourself to her . ’ |
| 22 | Just go and allow yourself to be taught by the site . |
| 23 | Her trembling body was curving and lifting itself to the hardness of his in obedience to the quickening in her loins , a fierily hollow quivering , the force at the centre of a storm of sensation . |
| 24 | I do n't chatter and allow myself to be dismissed as an old fool ! ’ |
| 25 | I 'd never be so desperate for you , Travis McKenna , that I 'd stoop so low ! ’ she cried and pushed herself to her feet , wanting only to get out of there . |
| 26 | It might be very unwise to accost him , to ask him just what he thought he was doing — trespassing and helping himself to food . |
| 27 | Styles of dress , hairstyles , musical interests , speech and language use , leisure activities , and values are among the characteristics that teenagers appear to learn , in part , by watching and comparing themselves to others in their group . |
| 28 | Whereas in the early church believers were discipled through the teaching and corporate life of the Christian community , the third and fourth centuries saw many of the devout withdrawing to the Egyptian and Syrian deserts to pray and give themselves to spiritual warfare . |
| 29 | And you know , as we come and submit ourselves to God , and as we look back , whether it 's back on a day , on a week , on a month , on year , on a lifetime , he has given to us far , far more than we could ever have asked or expected from him ! , as the apostle said , he is able to do abundantly above all that we can ask or think ! |
| 30 | Let me be able to wash and dress myself to the last . |