Example sentences of "it [vb -s] itself " in BNC.
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| 1 | It allies itself with no political party , no outside cause . |
| 2 | Then the logic of the social system and the antagonism of classes continues to develop so that ultimately it destroys itself and the material conditions which brought it about . |
| 3 | It turns itself off if you leave it untouched for five minutes , a feature sadly lacking on the GameBoy . |
| 4 | Total marketing and sales expenses increased as it turns itself into a market-driven company to $24.3m , up 45% . |
| 5 | At rest the cricket looks like a dead leaf , but it transforms itself at the last moment . |
| 6 | Moreover it is less than clear from the Bill what advantages are supposed to accrue to a school if it separates itself from a Local Authority , unless doing so is thought in general to be advantageous ( where , for instance , a Local Authority is unduly ‘ political ’ ) . |
| 7 | For a moment before it separates itself from its surroundings I catch a glimpse of its round eyes , beautiful but stupid , taking in the sight of a forty-three-year-old writer wearing shorts and a faded polo shirt , his face somewhat craggier than he sees it in his mind 's eye , his waist a little more solid and his eyes bright with the thoughts he is generating . |
| 8 | Given that N. Langsdorfii could be a perennial in a mild winter and that it seeds itself even more freely , this could go from being a rarity to a ‘ pernicious weed ’ in record time . |
| 9 | I ca n't remember now , but I still love it and continue to be amazed every time I see it in a catalogue for it seeds itself as freely as any common plantain . |
| 10 | Correctly named Limnanthes douglasii , the seed is readily available and , when conditions suit , it seeds itself so readily that it becomes self-perpetuating and can even become invasive . |
| 11 | It impresses itself upon you subliminally . |
| 12 | When it spots an insect on overhanging vegetation , it lines itself up and then shoots a jet of water from its mouth to knock the insect out of the air . |
| 13 | The RSPB goes to great lengths to research the topics in which it involves itself , so that people will take notice of what the Society says and does and treat its views with respect . |
| 14 | A rite is part of the culture the individual is born into , and it imposes itself on him from the outside like the rest of his culture . |
| 15 | the relative informality and openness of literature teaching , its disinclination to impose judgements or dictate pre-given conclusions , itself constitutes a determinate discursive regime , constrained by its own rules , limits and positionalities : a regime that can be characterised as " liberal " in so far as it imposes itself not by insisting on the positional authority of the teacher , nor by compelling assent to a given and explicit curriculum of knowledge , but by inviting a voluntary recognition of the existence , purpose and value of a " subject " : Literature itself . |
| 16 | Where it offers itself up |
| 17 | There are two courses open to the British government if it is to maintain its reputation , on which it prides itself , of honouring its commitments . |
| 18 | It prides itself on this fact and points out in its brochure that while a large group can offer a wide range of services ‘ many of which you are unlikely to want … its investment managers suffer from real problems and conflicts of interest : supporting in-house issues , buying in-house unit trusts , helping its market makers and churning portfolios ’ . |
| 19 | Then the dream dissolves and breaks up into its elements , but it re-forms itself immediately after and begins again , similar , yet changed ; and this without pause , for all of us , every night and for the whole of our sleep . |
| 20 | By undulating this , it drives itself forwards — or , with equal ease , backwards . |
| 21 | The flies lay their eggs mostly on the hairs of the horse 's legs , where they hatch and enter the horse 's mouth when it scratches itself . |
| 22 | On the other it has made no bones of the need for concerted action on the part of European car makers — of which it counts itself one — and European governments to counter the threat of growing Japanese car imports into the Continental market . |
| 23 | It disguises itself in the trappings of its rival ’ ( p. 1 13 ) . |
| 24 | That is left for members of the host community to do , as it busies itself ghettoizing the minority ; and as it ghettoizes it mumbles , and if you listen carefully you can just discern beneath the self-righteousness , the self-congratulation , the following : ‘ Okay , okay , so you were having a hard time in your own country . |
| 25 | It manifests itself in diamonds as well as in coal , and it has more compounds than any other element . |
| 26 | The difference is essentially one of the spirit and it manifests itself in the habits and attitudes of country folk . |
| 27 | It manifests itself in certain physical , professional and institutional forms : rooms , buildings , posts , chairs , departments , associations , journals , conferences , and so on . |
| 28 | The very nature of deafness and the subsequent difficulty in defining the term ‘ deaf ’ , the way it manifests itself in disrupted communication , the history and structure of deaf education and the size of the deaf population , have traditionally given deafness a high profile within special education . |
| 29 | Let us hope that it manifests itself through some outward show . |
| 30 | At whatever level it manifests itself , leadership is concerned with standing back from the day-to-day routine of affairs . |