Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [pn reflx] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody will ever know for sure how much Ken tried to rid himself of the camp , ‘ Carry On ’ image . |
| 2 | Ken tried to rid himself of the guests , so that he could get away to the theatre , by telling Pat to call him to an imaginary telephone call . |
| 3 | Enver Hoxha 's widow Nexhmije Hoxha , who had headed the Communist-dominated Democratic Front until December 1990 , but who had subsequently been expelled from the party as it sought to rid itself of the hardline old guard , was arrested on Dec. 4 to stand trial for corruption , as was Rita Marko , a politburo member for 34 years until July 1990 . |
| 4 | As he pushed the calf 's head towards the udder he spat to rid himself of the polluting sight of birth . |
| 5 | Now , suddenly I had to remind myself of the truth . |
| 6 | Although people were endowed with different abilities and suffered varying degrees of misfortune , capitalism held out the promise that hard work and frugality would lead to increased prosperity for all those who wished to avail themselves of the opportunities it offered . |
| 7 | During the strike , there were allegations that the police used binding-over orders in cases which they knew could never result in convictions but in which they wanted to avail themselves of the opportunity for the imposition of bail conditions which they knew such a charge would give them ( Christian , 1985 : 133 ) . |
| 8 | With all due respect to those who intended to avail themselves of the free offer , the first two appointments were not met with sufficient organization to permit cost-effective equipment testing . |