Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] oneself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through this it is possible to orient oneself amidst the various schools and to make sense of the anonymous drawings , which constitute the majority . ’ |
| 2 | The second — much less scientific — is that the arguments put forward in popular potboilers supporting such a notion are in general so specious that one is embarrassed to allow oneself to be associated with them . |
| 3 | That 's very true and they have a the industry itself , you know , now has to pick itself up and say right we , you know , and it 's very easy to talk oneself into recession and January and February , normally fairly dull months anyway , we are now , on March the first , Saint David 's Day , at the brink of a season which could be one of the best seasons they ever have . |
| 4 | It is a large , modern building and it would be easy to imagine oneself in a hospital except for the noise , cheerful bustle and attractive classrooms . |
| 5 | It appears impossible to detach oneself from the visual analogy sufficiently to criticize it , without finding another to put in its place or balance against it . |
| 6 | It would have been more appropriate to limit oneself to making political comment and to exploring the limitations of the ideas and concepts that underlie a capitalist system rather than directing the criticism towards the cognitive capacity or development of particular groups or individuals . |
| 7 | " But it can be hard to defend oneself against the weather . |
| 8 | It is sometimes useful to put oneself in the shoes of another person . |
| 9 | As for the drive towards egoism by withdrawing from emotional awareness , in competitive conditions it appears reasonable to detach oneself from the joys as well as the troubles of others , on the calculation that love or trust is likely to be betrayed , and any generous action may be utilized against oneself . |
| 10 | It is , therefore , most important to train oneself in problem answering beforehand . |
| 11 | The assumption is that of I. A. Richards : that it is possible to disengage oneself from one 's own prejudices , beliefs , experiences , indeed , one 's own historical and social location , in order to shape a purely aesthetic or literary response to the text . |
| 12 | It is still possible to adapt oneself to the atmosphere of the romantic , chivalric adventure provided we can be genuinely captured by the characters . |
| 13 | Compulsory Greek , we all agree , is indispensable for the upkeep of an empire ; but is compulsory Latin necessary to save oneself from an empire ? |
| 14 | The betrayer , Oswald , believes that it is possible to cut oneself off from the past ( compare the argument between Tom Paine and Burke about the British constitution ; is it desirable to imitate the French and abolish the past by Revolution ? ) . |
| 15 | Because private accommodation is usually paid a month at a time , as compared to a term in advance in halls of residence , it 's often tempting to lull oneself into a false sense of secure finances , spending money that should have been put aside for the rent . |