Example sentences of "of himself to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through faith Christ 's presence — which does not depend on the individual 's faith in order to be the Lord 's real gift of himself to his Church — becomes no longer just a presence for the believer , but also a presence with him . |
| 2 | The dedication to Sir Hans Sloane ( see p. 27 ) was equally a dedication of himself to botany and horticulture . |
| 3 | This means that a man sacrifices every other aspect of himself to the job and forgets his other roles , such as father , son , brother , friend and lover , and also forgets that in his teens , perhaps , he liked playing the piano , going to football matches , singing in the choir and writing short stories . |
| 4 | The Jews ' special characteristics derive from the religion which was given to them by Moses , which stressed one God who was invisible and would not allow images of Himself to be made for worship . |
| 5 | Gossip put nothing of himself to the test but his patience . |
| 6 | Music 's place in our services may be seen as a gift of God which he uses to reveal something of himself to us . |
| 7 | The student is now ready to add part of himself to his fighting capabilities . |
| 8 | Maybe Daine had somehow cooperated in his own extermination , but transferred something of himself to his heir . |
| 9 | There were many complaints about the number of people registering for charity , and the Burgesses ordered that ‘ in future no stranger , journeyman or servant , single or married should remain in the borough longer than six days without giving account of himself to the Mayor ’ . |
| 10 | But as his fans at the College agree , it was that determination to give 110% of himself to his audience that made Frankie Howerd , one of the greats of British Comedy . |