Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pn reflx] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tracey Cole , 18 , was found in her room at Oxford 's Lady Margaret Hall , after hanging herself with a dressing gown cord . |
| 2 | BERNHARD LANGER , the co-organiser of the German Masters , had the enviable task of presenting himself with the £55,000 winner 's cheque here yesterday . |
| 3 | Morceli says he is ‘ 80 per cent ’ confident of providing himself with the perfect 23rd birthday present by eclipsing Eamonn Coghlan 's ten-year-old mile mark of 3min 49.78sec but Norman believes other records will also tumble , with Colin Jackson in the 60m hurdles and Murray providing the British challenge . |
| 4 | For the Gallery , this is just the latest phase in a process of rethinking itself with every generation . |
| 5 | In terms of identifying himself with the peoples suffering it was a disaster . |
| 6 | Since most of the beginner 's forensic work will be in county courts and magistrates ' courts , he should make a special point of familiarising himself with the procedure and powers of these courts . |
| 7 | A good way of familiarising yourself with the principle of intervallic interchange is to set yourself the following task , both on and away from your guitar . |
| 8 | Gail , who is also looking forward to the birth of her first baby in November , said : ‘ We have just come back from two wet weeks in Bournemouth and said we could do with spoiling ourselves with a stay in a luxury hotel then I was told I had won — it 's amazing. , ’ |
| 9 | This will equip those who are interested in developing themselves with the tools to reach greater responsibility and promotion , and of course greater rewards . |
| 10 | In concerning ourselves with the needs of pupils , we may too long have ignored the need to give our teachers services and support and help them to feel adequate to cope with the demands that education in the modern world is making upon them . |
| 11 | But its existence meant that Britain had joined the other major states of Europe in providing herself with a minister and an administrative machine designed to conduct and control foreign policy . |
| 12 | After putting up the tent , I sat outside , took the bandage off my shin for the last time , and undressed , before washing myself with a mug of water . |
| 13 | He did not hold out much hope that Merymose would persuade Kenamun to engage him , but there was no harm in familiarising himself with the terrain in advance if he could . |
| 14 | Worrying about your weight is more likely to lead to comforting yourself with a piece of chocolate that it is to assist in burning up calories . |
| 15 | As the BBC 's funding was ‘ assured ’ , it could pursue quality in programming without concerning itself with the needs of the public for , say , popular entertainment . |
| 16 | Mosley , with his combative language and stormy oratory , proved later to be no sluggard at defending himself with the good old British fist . |
| 17 | His attitude was , however , coloured by a highly literary romanticism , and despite his efforts at identifying himself with a primitive culture , his outlook naturally remained that of a sophisticated European ; he borrowed freely from primitive sources but reinterpreted them to suit his own decorative and symbolic purposes . |
| 18 | With time , however , it becomes less efficient at supplying itself with the moisture that wards off wrinkles . |
| 19 | It is certainly not without significance that the Association always maintained a link with the new youth movement by aligning itself with the Boys ' Brigade and playing an active role in the formation of the Scouts . |
| 20 | In the eighteenth century the princes of continental Europe had become absolute by gaining direct control of the armed forces and by allying themselves with the landowning nobility . |
| 21 | Another possibility , also in view of your youth , was that you 'd been seduced by the idea of flouting convention by involving yourself with a married man . |
| 22 | It is small wonder that Darwin thought twice about threatening his own privileged position by identifying himself with a new twist on this old theme . |
| 23 | But whereas the long version refers only to the words in Lamentations 1:12 ( O all ye that pass by the way , attend , and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow ) , the short version incorporates all the references to focus more sharply on the organic relationship between man and Christ whose natural growth is blasted by sin : And only in the short version does the meditator acknowledge this by identifying himself with the penitent thief pleading for pardon to be extended to him , and confessing his failure to acknowledge Christ as the true source of his integrity : In both versions the meditator admits that the very ability to recognise the life-giving power in Christ is a sign that he in fact has the love of God even if he does not feel it : And in both , as the meditator sees his betrayal and sense of deprivation borne by Christ in His words : " My god , my dere god , why hastow al forsakyn me … ( 89. cf.102 ) he imagines himself lying down among the bones of dead men on mount Calvary , taking the foot of the Cross in his arms , the stench of death in his nostrils . |
| 24 | To crush their rivals , therefore , they sought not to limit the power of the Grand Prince but to gain influence over him by identifying themselves with the elevation of his personal authority . |
| 25 | However , by covering themselves with a mixture of fats and waxes secreted by special glands in their skin , the frogs can avoid drying up . |