Example sentences of "[pron] commit [pn reflx] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I am in the car I am competing professionally and I commit myself to the job . |
| 2 | By her coarseness she sought to make things easier for him — she committed herself to the relationship , to this way of life , which , God knew , was n't much fun for her . |
| 3 | She committed herself to the view that ‘ there was no such thing as society ’ , only individuals and families , an extraordinary reaction against the outlook of the past forty years . |
| 4 | Once you had served a few years , you might come to detest the job , but you committed yourself to the future . |
| 5 | We committed ourselves to the fight against terrorism . |
| 6 | ‘ We committed ourselves to the City of Edinburgh initiative asking companies to set aside a suitable proportion of the cost of any development to commission new works of art . |
| 7 | We commit ourselves to the surgeon when we go into hospital for an operation ; we commit ourselves to the hairdresser , to the dentist and so on … |
| 8 | We commit ourselves to the surgeon when we go into hospital for an operation ; we commit ourselves to the hairdresser , to the dentist and so on … |
| 9 | He believed the Lord could and would save him , and he committed himself to the Lord and trusted him to save him . |