Example sentences of "and [vb -s] itself " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looks first at purpose , which he takes as the basic means by which the subject abstracts itself from , and imposes itself upon , nature . |
| 2 | Once the Highland mansion of the Keiller family of Dundee , the 4-star Craigendarroch Hotel has all the charm of an old country house … and prides itself on offering the high standards of yesteryear . |
| 3 | It boasts a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and prides itself on offering a high standard of service . |
| 4 | One species of beetle in Brazil , when alarmed , immediately folds up its legs and flattens itself sideways , exposing its white underside and so takes on the appearance of a bird dropping . |
| 5 | Perhaps it goes through a tunnel and squirts itself out into another universe somewhere else . |
| 6 | IRS 16 is 1 ( 0.04pc ) east of Sgr A and has itself been resolved into about 2 dozen compact components . |
| 7 | Schumpeter 's theory of democracy , which was discussed in Chapter 1 , shows the influence of elite theories , and has itself influenced some later political views . |
| 8 | It is a problem which seems curiously common to left-arm spinners , and manifests itself with the bowler either failing to release the ball , or propelling it vertically into the air . |
| 9 | A secondary stage follows after a few more months and manifests itself by a rash on the face and body . |
| 10 | For this kind of disproportionality only appears if an over-production of means of production has taken place and manifests itself externally as an over-production of means of consumption . |
| 11 | The romantic fantasy is nurtured in our youth with Enid Blyton books and ghost stories and manifests itself in the invention of tunnel myths . |
| 12 | So , the natural ability goes beyond the physical and manifests itself mentally when players are in the process of play . |
| 13 | In moral ( or human ) science , by contrast , we deal with that with which we have immediate contact within ourselves — the human spirit and the forms in which it expresses and manifests itself . |
| 14 | Cerebral oedema is thought to occur in a large proportion of patients towards the end of the treatment cycle , and manifests itself in a number of neuropsychiatric symptoms . |
| 15 | Through observation of his own case , he became convinced that chronic muscle tension — a result of life 's physical and emotional stresses — which overlays and destroys natural poise we have as tiny children , and manifests itself in hunched shoulders , clenched jaws , a slouched or twisted spine , with , as often as not , the head held to one side , could not but interfere with the efficient functioning of the body , restricting breathing , circulation and digestion . |
| 16 | Evil expresses and exposes itself now , as an organic extension of its own workings . |
| 17 | The Meineke ( 882811 w ) offers single rooms at Dm104–135 , and describes itself as ‘ superior middle-class ’ . |
| 18 | The pursuit of truth , the effort to comprehend , arrange , interpret some aspect or other of the universe we perceive is an activity of humanity which justifies , rewards and motivates itself . |
| 19 | Sometimes a single boulder bounds and clatters down the scree pile , echoing loudly , sometimes a larger mass breaks away , sometimes the scree itself shifts and readjusts itself in a prolonged rattling clatter — a noise rather like the sea swashing back over pebbles . |
| 20 | The Last of England breaks taboos and frees itself of hypocrisy . |
| 21 | The contrast , as nearly as the character of the house-building industry admits of the comparison , is that between mass-production and individual work , and shows itself alike in cost and output . |
| 22 | This is inflammation and infection of the breast which sometimes follows cracked nipples and shows itself by pain , redness of a part or the whole breast , swelling , and fever . |
| 23 | It is a bold colonization by a group that knows it is — and shows itself to be — in the ascendant . |
| 24 | The lightweight ‘ On And On ’ gains pounds as that naggingly effective chorus does what all choruses are supposed to do and lodges itself in your memory banks . |
| 25 | There is also a softer side , which has evolved far beyond the fighting form and concerns itself with psychological and physical development It is called tai chi chuan or the ‘ grand ultimate fist ’ . |
| 26 | The convenors of the conference were drawn from two ideological camps in South Africa 's extra-parliamentary opposition : the Mass Democratic Movement ( MDM ) , which is ideologically aligned to the outlawed African National Congress , and the BCM , which was founded by Steve Biko and sees itself as a third force between the ANC and the banned Pan-Africanist Congress ( PAC ) . |
| 27 | The Initiative wants OSF to contribute to the Unix specification for ACE , and sees itself as a possible vehicle for knitting the discordant elements of the establishment together . |
| 28 | But for one zany week in March , the place sheds its stay-at-home Cinderella rags , paints its face and gets itself up in motley as Clown Town . |
| 29 | In return , the Soviet Union pledges its support for the sanctity of Iraq 's own borders , promises to veto any attempt to impose penalties on Iraq , including any trial of Mr Hussein himself , and commits itself to helping to arrange a subsequent international discussion of regional issues . |
| 30 | ‘ Is it not the time when all those who have an interest in our industry should sit down and discuss our future together and try to get back to the situation where the industry controls and governs itself instead of allowing it to be manipulated by those who purchase our product ? ’ he asked about 200 delegates . |