Example sentences of "[pn reflx] to [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The upshot of this little matter was to leave me labelled as ‘ Mr X ’ — a pseudonym invented by Harold Wilson and which has attached itself to me throughout the years , but never offensively . |
| 2 | They were ordinary chaps who deliberately sold themselves short right down to their weedy name , an idea that still attaches itself to anything on the label . |
| 3 | Had n't he understood that she had given herself to him for the only reason that made any sense to her . |
| 4 | He was in the restaurant kitchen late one night before closing up , knocking back the remains of four glasses of liqueur from a dirty table , when his head suddenly cleared and he heard some lines from the past in a devastating playback in his head : ‘ You 're better off without me ’ — Bella 's voice , coolly justifying herself to him on the telephone . |
| 5 | She accepted it as a convenience , like an improved system of telephones ; she did not dedicate herself to it as the expression of a moral idea of comradeship and equality , the avowal of which could leave nothing the same . |
| 6 | ‘ If it helps , his fiancée has not exactly endeared herself to anyone in the short time that she 's been here . |
| 7 | Perhaps , because I had really addressed myself to him for the first time , he thought we were in accord . |
| 8 | Looking back , I need not have turned my nose up with such scorn when any of them approached me , as I 'm sure they did need some friendly contacts , but if one showed any signs of friendliness , they interpreted this as an invitation to attach themselves to you for the rest of the day , and probably the night too . |
| 9 | You were kind enough to introduce yourself to me at the launch of the Welsh Environmental Managers ' Network at the Garden Festival the other day . |