Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pn reflx] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rose , with the same tact as she had brought them to the house , was careful to absent herself from these occasions as much as possible . |
| 2 | Obviously some misshapen warped creation like Alex ; shame flushed heat all through her that she had been willing to give herself to some disgusting pervert . |
| 3 | The USSR is not prepared to expose itself in this fashion in Nicaragua . |
| 4 | An experienced photographer should have pointed out these things but it is sensible to acquaint yourself with some basic knowledge . |
| 5 | And part of the reason why we 're not really out of the recession , is that people are not willing to commit themselves to any further expenditure because they 're not quite sure in six months or twelve months time , as to whether they 're going to have anything in the way of a job . |
| 6 | Thomas Hayes , however , the forensic expert responsible for identifying the tiny piece of Swiss circuit board , was not prepared to commit himself on this point . |
| 7 | Single carers who have given up work to care appear to be especially likely to find themselves in this situation . |
| 8 | The Belgian Government argued in that connection that the limits of articles 52 and 59 were plain : they dealt only with the freedom of any Community national to establish himself in another member state and provide services there while retaining his own nationality . |
| 9 | But Tom Poole 's cousins at Marshmills were not invited , and would in any case have been horrified to find themselves among this conclave of radicals . |
| 10 | They 're sure to embarrass themselves in some way , |
| 11 | Having looked at some of the reasons why God is thought of in personal terms , it is as well to remind ourselves of some of the dangers of doing so . |
| 12 | And while other girls in a similar position might dream of actually being in his arms one day , Belinda was far too level-headed to fool herself in such a way . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I suppose one hopes the day will come when he will be so old his urges and fantasies will leave him and he will be able to conduct himself without these things having the effect they do . ’ |
| 14 | It was during this time that James was able to reacquaint himself with another old school chum , Malcolm Nurse . |
| 15 | Although some could do this through using their savings or drawing on insurances , many could not , with women much less likely than men to be able to support themselves by these means ( Roebuck and Slaughter , 1979 ) . |
| 16 | Although I would love to be able to take regular trips to the countryside , I am often unable to indulge myself in this luxury and so instead I choose to walk and cycle through Richmond Park in London . |
| 17 | The characters and their conjugal disjunction have indeed been generated out of a play of pronouns , out of ‘ words on a page ’ , for it is due to the lack they experience in each other that they are not able to constitute themselves through each other as subjects . |
| 18 | Unfortunately for Charles , the Director 's job turned out to be beyond his actually rather limited administrative abilities and , unable to assert himself in that field , he busied himself in the teaching side of things . |
| 19 | Oh , God , but he must really love her to be able to lower himself to this . |
| 20 | Of course , to write this sort of book you will need to be able to put yourself into such a central character 's mind . |
| 21 | Losing them was bitter , and my only reward is that now I can afford the one thing which with all my wealth and power I 've never been able to permit myself until this moment . |
| 22 | Many people admitted to hospital will still be able to protect themselves from most hazards but it is the responsibility of the nurse to assess the patient 's ability to do this . |
| 23 | It is important to protect yourself from such kill-joys . |
| 24 | People would imagine that a type conference would be an extremely dull affair , but in fact it was like , barely able to control himself at any one time . |
| 25 | Maybe she had been locked in her self-imposed prison for so long that now she was unable to control herself at all . |
| 26 | An advanced student should be agile enough to be able to manoeuvre himself into any position he deems necessary , whether standing or lying on the floor . |
| 27 | As it was , Europe had not been able to supply herself with all her needs since the middle of the nineteenth century . |
| 28 | Clearly prey need to be both sprinters over short distances and marathon runners over longer ones , to be able to defend themselves against both types of pursuers . |
| 29 | ‘ I was n't able to defend myself at all , I was just wanting to get it over with . ’ |
| 30 | 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 ? |