Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doctor McCann turned an exasperated face away and addressed himself to Peg . |
| 2 | He is not convinced that having read them aspiring managers can go away and teach themselves to be good leaders . |
| 3 | It was here that Sybil decided to give up acting altogether and dedicate herself to Richard 's career and the eagerly expected family . |
| 4 | Parties , in many respects , were no longer taken seriously by the voters ; many more people now disavowed parties altogether and declared themselves to be independents . |
| 5 | She pulled back the front curtain vigorously and revealed herself to be young and jolly-looking . |
| 6 | Would set all cares aside and devote himself to Fei Yen . |
| 7 | Then they built a sand-castle with ramparts and a moat and turrets , and stopped off at a café on their way home and treated themselves to a delicious cream tea . |
| 8 | Julia answered civilly and resigned herself to half an hour 's polite conversation . |
| 9 | In the Macdonald household at Armadale , he asked questions busily and settled himself to a general spirit of enquiry , the fruits of which he then presents in his Journey . |
| 10 | ‘ I think , ’ Tuppe pulled a converted shirt tail from his trouser pocket and dabbed his mouth with it , ‘ that we had best finish up here and apply ourselves to adventures elsewhere . ’ |
| 11 | He was about to return the compliment by suggesting that she might have lost a little weight when she leaned across and helped herself to another jam tart . |
| 12 | Maybe , she thought , I should go up there and offer myself to him . |
| 13 | Julie screamed again and threw herself to one side , hissing in pain as a silver of broken glass sliced through the flesh on the back of her left hand . |