Example sentences of "have [adv] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Dors , who has since shown herself to be a capable character actress , remembers her bubble-bathing days as a cushion for male dreams with amused tolerance : |
| 2 | The German occupation proved useful in one respect , however : it spurred the formation of the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne ( CIVC ) , an organisation which has since established itself as the most successful of its type in France . |
| 3 | It has continued to grow and expand and has since established itself as a permanent base for experimentation with education in health based on Primary Health Care principles . |
| 4 | Since then , Rolls-Royce Motors , the new public company formed two years later from the ashes of the parent group , has successfully re-established itself in its own rarefied niche at the top of the world 's luxury car market . |
| 5 | The government of the GDR has expressly associated itself with this statement … |
| 6 | A second , related problem is that business ethics has mostly concerned itself with grand theorising , trying to answer questions such as ‘ Is capitalism ethically justifiable ? ’ and ‘ Can a profitable business ever be ethical ? ’ . |
| 7 | She has defended the Mulroney government , whereas Mr Charest has discreetly distanced himself from the old regime . |
| 8 | The CNAA , in its desire to ensure that the courses which it validates are of a sufficiently high standard , has necessarily concerned itself with the resources and ethos of institutions as a whole and has not hesitated to pass judgment on them , going , some would argue , beyond the responsibilities laid upon it by its Royal Charter . |
| 9 | The vague beige word that has naturally attached itself to Mr Major is ‘ nice ’ . |
| 10 | They moved to Dallas , and Graham has so immersed himself in the American way of life that I am surprised he has not sought American citizenship . |
| 11 | By middle age Bartram has so educated himself in the classics , sciences , medicines and above all , botany , that he was regarded as one of the intellectuals of his time . |
| 12 | Rugby has long prided itself on its image as a players ' game and any ‘ play to entertain ’ push could only accelerate the drift towards professionalism . |
| 13 | Ollero asserts that TransTools has not involved itself in the price war . |
| 14 | Other opposition has been ad hoc and in some areas , such as Inishturk , has not formalized itself into an organization . |
| 15 | I hope that he now applies himself to them , because he has not applied himself to the rest of his portfolio . |
| 16 | Satisfied with attending to the symptoms of the economy 's problems , the government has not applied itself to tackling some of their causes . |
| 17 | ( Chris Haskins , of Northern Foods , points out that Britain has not fed itself since the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 . ) |
| 18 | Baroness Hooper 's letter states on the first page with regard to student loans : ‘ Students are not obliged to take up a loan if they do not need to do so and indeed Jeffrey has not availed himself of the facility . ’ |
| 19 | Seeing that my daughter Anna has not availed herself of my advice touching the objectionable practice of going about with her arms bare to the elbows , my will is that , should she continue after my death this violation of the modesty of her sex , all goods , chattels , moneys , land , and other that I have devised to her for the maintenance of her future life shall pass to the oldest of the sons of my sister Caroline . |
| 20 | The school is the type that has not adapted itself to alternative , non-academic needs and which , in general , is not sensitive to the fact that pupils are people with as much right as anyone else to be respected . |
| 21 | He has been convicted of crime , and we shall assume for the moment that he has not behaved himself within the meaning of these words . |
| 22 | Mind you , it is rather surprising that McDonald , a top session man turned star performer , has not established himself as a big noise in Europe . |
| 23 | She will be pilloried for making this record , she will be told it is an ill-advised change of musical direction , foolish to do yet more cover versions when she has not established herself as a songwriter , madness to be so outspoken , dubbed Mrs Bonkers of Ireland — by people she cared little about . |
| 24 | And with Paul Ince , Darren Ferguson and Ryan Giggs all available again , Fergie is also boosted by the fact that Danny Wallace has finally rid himself of his hang-ups . |
| 25 | She has just given herself to him , and now she is regretting it . |
| 26 | has already crapped himself about the visit cause extra work of course but er the er however we should er revert maybe we 'll keep an eye on the schedule and things er but we we need to tie it up tight so we do n't get a cos I mean what 's being said now in the corridors of power is that the schedule is totally sales driven and it 's the sales department that 's put it together , I am only the administrator , I only I d I completely take my orders from the sales department quote unquote in front of everybody at the management meeting . |
| 27 | By introducing tough new health warnings and refusing to give in to the tobacco industry 's demands , Mr Waldegrave has already shown himself to be the most effective Health Minister since Sir George Young 's short tenure . |
| 28 | It also has certain opportunities , for example the University has already shown itself to be a leading research centre . |
| 29 | She watched him in reluctant fascination as he put to her , ‘ When it comes to being irresponsible , your brother , I 'm afraid , has already proved himself to be in the top league . ’ |
| 30 | Carrickfergus has already proved itself to be a popular commuter town with a population of over 32,500 . |