Example sentences of "[noun] present [pron] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MIKHAIL Gorbachev presents himself as the saviour of socialism . |
| 2 | He was awakened just before noon by the Master of Novices who announced that a message had come from John Benstede asking for Corbett to present himself at the castle immediately . |
| 3 | Even allowing Finnis his large claim that private property is a general requirement of justice , it must be evident that a remarkably wide range of possible determinations present themselves to the legislator . |
| 4 | The final contents of the budget are only revealed to the Cabinet the day before the Chancellor presents it to the House of Commons , when it is too late for any major changes . |
| 5 | When the plaintiff presented himself at the theatre , the defendant , who was X 's servant and manager of the theatre , detected the plaintiff and refused to admit him . |
| 6 | Dean has worked with the company for many years , and general manager Alun Williams presented him with the gift of his choice — an electric drill . |
| 7 | It is hard to be sure about the year the photograph was taken , since the monuments of both Pahlavis were pulled down several times , whenever the occasion presented itself to the people . ’ |
| 8 | Aircraft captains are legally entitled to deny boarding to any passengers presenting themselves at the aircraft who , cat the captain 's absolute discretion , are unacceptably under the influence of drink or drugs . |
| 9 | Mr Kinnock presenting himself as the country 's next Prime Minister , won a standing ovation at his Party Conference at Blackpool . |
| 10 | After they have sung and danced , the sultan presents them to the amirs and the distinguished foreigners . |
| 11 | The team were then treated to a meal and the mill manager presented them with the Challenge Trophy [ through gritted teeth ] and before the lads could get the lens caps off their cameras , they took it back , saying that the cup would stay at Rank 's but Rentokil 's name would be put on . |
| 12 | He 's arranging a Greek tour presenting himself as the world 's only singing , dancing , somersaulting potentate . |
| 13 | We need to retain the choice to present ourselves to the world as ‘ not-beautiful ’ , to prevent suffocation and keep up a satisfactory interaction with people and tasks that we encounter . |
| 14 | The Empress was in great beauty … the Emperor also looked very impressive , and when after the ceremony he held up the child in his arms to present him to the multitude , the enthusiasm was genuine and great . |
| 15 | But seven years later in 1935 , on the eve of the Italian invasion , while the war drums were beating outside the palace to summon the nation to war , an old man presented himself before the Emperor . |
| 16 | Perhaps it was then , rather than in 1290 as often supposed , that the priory presented him to the rectory of North Marston ( Buckinghamshire ) , where his cult was to develop , and which he held until his death . |
| 17 | In recognition of his enormous contribution to world tennis , fellow ITF members presented him during the World Champions Dinner in the elegant Pavilion Gabriel in Paris , during the French Open , with a specially commissioned bust , complete with that pugnacious chin which perfectly reflects the determined response he has always presented to any potentially damaging challenge . |
| 18 | The newcomers ' decision to present themselves in the city as ‘ Sotheby Deutschland ’ , rather than as an Anglo-American auction house , has proved to be a wise one . |
| 19 | When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned . |
| 20 | Bosch , who had moderated his left-wing image to present himself as the defender of the small and medium businessman in the face of state bureaucracy and corruption , still retained the appeal of the reformer who had been ousted from office by the military in 1963 and by the invasion of US troops in 1965 . |
| 21 | ALISTAIR PRESENTED himself at the offices of the TLM in an unblinking trance of punctuality . |
| 22 | because the verderers ought not and are not able to enroll anything in their rolls except a presentment of the foresters , and the foresters presented nothing of the matters aforesaid . |
| 23 | These theories enabled Prussia to present herself as the motor of German unification , a metaphor which connotes both power and a leading role . |
| 24 | Each morning at seven the members of the Brotherhood presented themselves at the dock-gates , and Josh called out their numbers , allowing them in one at a time to report for work . |
| 25 | Moments before the Prime Minister presented me with the trophy , I was asked if I would pose in the sea for a tourism promotion picture . |
| 26 | He also gathered together nearly all the drawings formerly in his father 's collection in order to present them to the public . |