Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [pn reflx] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many teachers who feel that things are that bad , and for whom , at some tacit level of decision-making , becoming ‘ like that ’ has presented itself as the only sensible , or the only possible modus operandi that is left . |
| 2 | To develop hegemonic gain the Conservative Party has constructed itself as the party which will bring prosperity , reconstruct traditional values , end dependency , encourage work and oppose the threats of progressiveness , ethnic groups and cultures , and ‘ loony left ’ policies in local government . |
| 3 | Nicholas Stavrogin has arrived during the summer months of 1870s , and has established himself as the one ‘ who might really be called the chief character of the novel ’ . |
| 4 | Since then the Kettering accountant has established himself as the British No 1 and holds four national road race records . |
| 5 | Since 1987 , when he had a difficult first few months while the recently arrived Jonathan Davies was recovering from injury , he has established himself as the freshest , most innovative Welsh analyst of modern rugby . |
| 6 | Founded in 1956 , the Flour Advisory Bureau has established itself as the UK 's central source of information on all matters relating to bread and flour . |
| 7 | Although the Challenge is only a year old it has established itself as the biggest single charity fund raising event in the region . |
| 8 | The former Soviet international has established herself as the world 's leading female middle distance runner in recent years she won the 1500 metres and 3,000 metres at the inaugural World Championships in Rome in 1987 and finished third and first respectively in the same events at the Seoul Olympics a year later . |