Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But her little brother took to the instrument himself at the age of four , and soon learnt some of Nannerl 's pieces . |
| 2 | Understanding the advertising business inside out is vital , for it is they who must be aware of all the numerous restraints imposed , not only by the advertising industry itself through the Advertising Standards Authority and The Independent Television Companies Association ( ITCA ) , but also by the manufacturers of products in sensitive areas . |
| 3 | I run to the bedroom , clutch the lump of hash from the bookshelf , and lock myself in the bathroom , turning the taps on . |
| 4 | He talked on , feeling a great relief , thinking , it 's not surprising Catholics are able to preserve their sanity ; they can unburden themselves in the confessional . |
| 5 | At a rave in Stafford 's Bingley Hall last month , Altern-8 launched an offensive by proclaiming rock music dead , flying in an African witch doctor to ‘ cleanse the air of rock ’ with an ancient incantation , and rounding off the ceremony themselves with the sacrifice of a Fender Stratocaster . |
| 6 | Commitment offering oneself to the lord in the service of the church and the world is the third and quite prominent element in the service of confirmation as we have it , and as we say in a day when emphasis is being laid on the ministry of the whole people of God there is surely value in a definite act of commitment on a definite day . |
| 7 | It is quite clear against the background that I have described that it was intended that it should be an exceptional power and that it should be used only when there are no other ways in which the individual applicant may consider the case himself through the planning process . |
| 8 | Carter had been no mean personal campaigner himself in the past , but by 1980 his situation had changed fundamentally . |
| 9 | During his stay , he set to work himself on the principle divide et impera . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , it was , ’ Athelstan replied , though he remembered he had not asked that question himself at the time . |
| 11 | which is useful for taking the heat off the window itself in the Summer . |
| 12 | Since then the name has become associated with the sport itself in the form of windsurfing . |
| 13 | ‘ There is a power given by the Act itself to the minister to modify another section of the Act so that when the minister does produce that modification … that regulation becomes in fact part of the Act . |
| 14 | In daylight the mound is still to be seen and is worth the climb for views of the sea , the plain of Holderness , and the village itself with the church standing proudly at the west end of the village . |
| 15 | This apparently involves sending patients an eyesight test card and then running through the test itself over the telephone . |
| 16 | Indeed the relationship frequently extends beyond the work itself to the farmer 's involvement in the domestic life of his employees . |
| 17 | However , the sudden intervention of the princess herself in the speculation about her marriage raised more questions than it answered . |
| 18 | Not being an expert herself in the art of model construction , the kids went too — and we 'll get their verdict on the home of Lego tomorrow . |
| 19 | He also cut the last line of the final song , ‘ Rest till the rosy morn 's uprise ’ , leaving the Fairy Queen herself at the centre of a choral lullaby . |
| 20 | Hector said they both knew you were going to break the truce yourself in the spring anyway . |
| 21 | She ran for her life , never seeing the figure detach itself from the wall , as she did in that far off childhood nightmare . |
| 22 | He could see a figure within the Lift detach itself from the group and glance quickly in his direction . |
| 23 | Marine Insurance covering injury or damage you may cause to third parties with one of our yachts , and accidental losses or damage to the yacht itself over the amount of £320 . |
| 24 | Specifically , it is to query the new received wisdom , that the alternative party to the Conservatives in British politics has only to take the consumerist road , and present itself as the protector of the individual against Big Business and Big Government . |
| 25 | In natural language indexing which uses a stoplist only , the indexing language is open ; there is no record other than the index itself of the indexing terms that have been assigned . |
| 26 | alkali , calcium oxide as the base , calcium itself as the metal , calcium carbonate as the carbonate . |
| 27 | Do not necessarily accept the doctor 's word for this , you have your own duty to the client and the doctor may not have taken into account the importance of the case itself to the client 's best interest . |
| 28 | Taking British Rail itself into the VIP train market was an altogether different matter . |
| 29 | aware that had a criminal record himself as the department said . |
| 30 | It is obvious that her cares very deeply about the theatre and acting , from the teaching of drama itself to the condition of theatre countrywide . |