Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] itself [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immediately following on the principle that it must establish an effective intelligence system , he placed the further principle that it must provide itself with a legal system adequate for the needs of the moment . |
| 2 | The basic argument was that traditional conservatism should re-establish itself by an uncompromising opposition to liberalism and socialism and by combating the supposed international Jewish conspiracy whose sole purpose was the undermining of the British Empire . |
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| 5 | President Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania warned on May 18 , in an address to the Lithuanian Supreme Council , that the republic should brace itself for a renewed clampdown by Soviet armed forces in the light of " armed provocations " along the republic 's borders . |
| 6 | This does not mean that the governing body should involve itself in the day-to-day running of the school . |
| 7 | First , it must address itself in a relevant fashion to the kind of issues identified above , that is , it must be grounded in the moral social , economic and political problems of the late twentieth century , in contrast to our prevailing political and constitutional orthodoxies which originated in , and address themselves almost exclusively to mid-nineteenth century concerns . |
| 8 | I remember Billy Graham saying at Earls Court back in 1966 that the Christian Church in England should organise itself like the Communist Party : by forming active and multiplying cells , fixing a timetable , planning a strategy and working it through . |
| 9 | And Argentina might bankrupt itself with a second invasion . |
| 10 | It may spend itself before the next one . ’ |
| 11 | By the time CAMRA celebrated its first ten years it could pride itself on a large national membership and a series of hardhitting reports that had exposed the market domination of the big brewers and the shoddy beers they produced . |
| 12 | It was suggested that Library staff could take over this function , since they are scanning the journals in any case , and the work would lend itself to the eventual creation of an image database , but Library staff shortages have made it impossible to undertake this work systematically . |
| 13 | Whenever he spoke , it would compose itself into a ghoulish grin . |
| 14 | Sometimes a little block of five or six men would detach itself from the larger mass and drift off in the direction of the track . |
| 15 | After several months of uncertainty over the future political direction of the Civic Forum movement , its contending factions agreed in February to form separate organizations ; the Democratic Right Club 's supporters were to become the Civic Democratic Party , while the Liberal Club would formed itself into the Civic Movement . |
| 16 | Valdimir Dlouhy , Czech Trade and Tourism and Industry Minister , reportedly described retaining a common currency as " political suicide " and said that there was " no way " in which the Czech republic would commit itself through a common currency to financing Slovak budget deficits . |
| 17 | Valdimir Dlouhy , Czech Trade and Tourism and Industry Minister , reportedly described retaining a common currency as " political suicide " and said that there was " no way " in which the Czech republic would commit itself through a common currency to financing Slovak budget deficits . |
| 18 | The dark hair inherited from her father was streaked with grey now , and when she wept , it would loosen itself from the neat coils in which she pinned it over pads called ‘ rats ’ every morning , as if in sympathy , and strands would creep down over her hands and cheeks . |
| 19 | Even the Founders recognized that a London presence could not be abandoned altogether , so by choosing a northern HQ the paper would turn itself into a two-site operation . |
| 20 | Furthermore , as soon as he did turn up , Maradona unwisely told the expectant press corps that he thought the World Cup draw had been fixed so that Italy would find itself in an easy group . |
| 21 | Under the new system , the Little Hural would deal primarily with economic matters and " the supervision of the government " ; the Great Hural would concern itself with the fundamental issues in domestic and foreign policies . |
| 22 | Perhaps the rage and common decency of the British people will vent itself in the near future where it has not in the past and finally get this Government out and replace it with a more caring one . |
| 23 | This amalgam of experience will embody itself in the final shape and fitting of a lifeboat that is designed to take the RNLI into the 21st century . |
| 24 | If we get it wrong in year two , it will be even more wrong in year three , because the distribution is n't going to alter dramatically in our favour , so if there is under-funding in ninety four , ninety five that we manage , it will present itself as a larger problem in ninety five , six , and an even larger problem in ninety s six , seven , so that needs to be borne in mind . |
| 25 | What happens is that when you follow a strict diet , your body will adjust itself to the sudden reduction in the amount of calories you eat by simply slowing down your metabolism . |
| 26 | An incipient current account deficit which persists will manifest itself as a regional problem . |
| 27 | The site will reveal itself as a living teacher . |
| 28 | If the European Convention on Human Rights is incorporated into our law , political power will relocate itself in the Royal Courts of Justice , and advocates will be deciding the law on abortion , on Sunday trading , on political and tobacco advertising , and the like . |
| 29 | There may be some recovery when they go to school , but the dip will reassert itself during the teenage years . |
| 30 | The further east the boundaries are drawn , the more Britain will find itself on the Western periphery of a Germany-centred Europe . |