Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would he describe himself as an intellectual ? |
| 2 | He plans to stay in Sheffield to compete on the first day of the UK Championships today then concentrate on training , his Olympic place assured without having to jump in the trials in Birmingham on June 27–28 , in which he 'll confine himself to an outing in the 100 metres . |
| 3 | The Soviets were cautious in character , not adventurous like Adolf had been ( could n't that change one wondered ? ) and , while the balance of terror continued , they would behave themselves to an extent . |
| 4 | It 's very important that you read widely , both novels and playscripts , and do n't just confine yourself to an exam syllabus . |
| 5 | Apparently he asked Howard Samuel whether he would associate himself with an action to procure an injunction to restrain the manifesto , to which Howard Samuel had allegedly replied that he would . |
| 6 | This may show itself by an improvement in the child 's behaviour or in the resolution of some lingering problem , such as the slight cough or persistently runny nose . |
| 7 | Code switching in this community therefore does not immediately lend itself to an account based on a notion of " we " and " they " : the " we " and " they " psychology must first be shown to exist . |
| 8 | Except at weekends in the summer when the crowds would come and spread themselves in an abundance of activity on the grass . |
| 9 | However , they do not establish themselves as an emblem to the overall design . |
| 10 | An officer who was not himself thus inclined complained that his predecessor ( and friend ) had ‘ considered that the man in charge of the northern area of Masailand should place himself in an atmosphere of utter discomfort ; in short should become a wild man of the west and suffer privations of all kinds . |
| 11 | She would represent herself as an angel of light and make her kind master and benefactor a devil incarnate . |
| 12 | If the incumbents of high office on opposite sides of the city 's Royal Mile succeed in blocking the proposed art sales , they will place themselves under an obligation to produce an alternative solution to the financial crisis . |
| 13 | If you can not find the cash , the beneficiaries can sell the shares to whoever they like — and , again , you could find yourself with an outsider on the board . |
| 14 | I 'm not that er good at it er as far as that 's concerned , I can normally tell , but I would n't class myself as an expert in Capodimonte . |