Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pn reflx] to [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then let us add that sometimes , in the very depth of his love , he ( sic ) may have to resign himself to reading the text and , knowing what he knows , feeling what he feels , passing on in silence . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm not afraid of the dark , ’ she said , ‘ But I 'm certainly not going to resign myself to spending the night in here . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ thought it best to confine itself to enunciating the guiding principle that , before the grant of nationality is generally recognised , there must be a genuine link between the ship and the State granting permission to fly its flag |
| 4 | That done , we can begin to address ourselves to identifying the right technical and political means for achieving them . |
| 5 | James Paul was terribly hurt by the collapse of the N.D.D.S. and although he helped to establish the British Deaf and Dumb Association in 1890 , accepting the position of Treasurer in the first year , he preferred to devote himself to developing the social status and services for the deaf people of Ayrshire . |
| 6 | Gavriil Popov , a leading campaigner for democratic reform , who had been popularly elected as mayor of Moscow in June 1991 and who had threatened to resign in December 1991 , resigned on June 5 , saying that he wished to devote himself to leading the Russian Movement for Democratic Reforms ( an offshoot of the Movement for Democratic Reforms ) . |
| 7 | The first step to developing a Christian philosophy of finance would be to commit ourselves to developing the character of Christ in our own lives and helping others do the same . |
| 8 | The ISPA says it is determined to take ‘ strong action ’ against individuals who ‘ fail to commit themselves to raising the image of professional squash players ’ . |