Example sentences of "[prep] itself [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It managed to sustain a comparison of itself as the resolute party to the OUP 's vacillation .
2 It had to find a way of being able to think of itself as the true heir of the persecuted church , not its betrayer .
3 In case we become aware of its tricks , the Ego tries to throw us off the scent , by projecting aspects of itself onto the outside world .
4 Ruling groups have found that their interests are best safeguarded if they are supported by a work force which can not think for itself in the coherent way writing affords .
5 Having dug its way out of the compost heap , it must immediately start to fend for itself in the hostile world of the mallee scrub .
6 The firm badly needs this market share to buy time , so it can fully adapt to the new Windows world and carve out a place for itself in the growing groupware market .
7 The subtle mind used against itself by the simple mind .
8 Fearful for its own survival , the imperial house skilfully diverted the frenzy and hatred away from itself towards the foreign presence in China and gave the movement tacit encouragement .
9 In between these two new efforts sits Filip 's Advanced Workstations & Systems which has , he notes , taken unto itself over the last year all the ingredients needed to be a stand-alone company bar a dedicated sales force .
10 For the first time since 1952 Bentley has an all-new shape to itself with the massive Continental R coupe .
11 Barro is making the perfectly valid point that when the government incurs debt by issuing bonds it is acting as a mere go between on behalf of the private sector : the private sector is becoming more indebted to itself through the financial intermediation of the government .
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