Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Linlithgow 's Labour MP , Tam Dalyell , has aligned himself with local people fighting the proposed workings and has expressed concern that they could damage or destroy a line of beech trees bounding the site . |
| 2 | For the work so far has limited itself to scientific and technical problems , neglecting political and legal issues . |
| 3 | Another partner , Mr Tim Haggie , has distinguished himself in sporting circles . |
| 4 | She is not only asserting herself as an artist , she has painted herself with all the bloom and freshness of a young woman although she was in her mid sixties when it was made ! |
| 5 | ‘ It has committed itself to this new dental hospital and we are looking to it to deliver . ’ |
| 6 | But while the British media 's account of World Cup preparations in Italy has been dominated by the prospect of violence , British domestic youth culture has primed itself for other possibilities by looking to the Latin-influenced culture of spectatorship and style . |
| 7 | The new release of PageMaker has addressed itself to four main areas in which users felt the product was lacking ; long documents , repetitive formats , graphics and colour , as well as adding additional features such as text export and enhanced file import facilities . |
| 8 | Essentially the court is concerned whether the decision-making body has addressed itself to all relevant factors . |
| 9 | He has deported himself with great dignity . |
| 10 | If danger threatens powerful muscles can snap the valves tightly shut , and once a bivalve has closed itself in this way it can be very difficult to force it open — it has ‘ clammed ’ up . |
| 11 | It is true that history records frequent occasions when this has been forgotten and prejudice has shown itself in religious , racial and class distinctions . |
| 12 | In my view , this local authority has shown itself throughout conscious of its duty to keep an open mind about the future of these children and to consider all the potential options in what was often an extremely difficult and fraught situation . |
| 13 | Not only has he exerted himself tirelessly on teh College 's behalf but he has flung himself with similar enthusiasm into fundraising for the Prince 's Trust and for the Leigh City Technology School in Kent . |
| 14 | The psychoanalytical school , almost by definition has based itself on supra-historical assumptions which have been almost valueless in detailed analyses . |
| 15 | This desire has shewn itself in some minds in the advocacy of the introduction of some new style especially marking our own age , in others in the wish to see the Architecture which so especially belongs to our own and immediately neighbouring Countries , — and which for some classes of buildings has already been so completely revived , — adapted to the especial requirements of our own times and all the inventions habits and comforts incident to them . |
| 16 | And it is apparent that Ackroyd has found himself in this manner — through exposure to Wilde , Eliot , and now Chatterton . |
| 17 | I am rather surprised that Martin Frears has found himself in this predicament . |
| 18 | This is almost the position in which the Liberal party has found itself in recent elections ( see Table 5.2 ) . |
| 19 | The system has found itself in dire need of a new way of legitimating itself , and this need has given rise to a variety of responses . |
| 20 | In addition to suffering the longstanding US economic blockade , Cuba has found itself in 1990 and 1991 coming to terms with new threats to its economic viability . |
| 21 | Today a substantial winter population has re-established itself in both harbours and is still increasing ; there is little doubt that the numbers involved are now far greater than ever before . |
| 22 | It is important to emphasise at the outset the magnitude of the task which the applicant has set himself by this appeal . |
| 23 | The North Face Ve 25 is a mountain tent which has proved itself on many expeditions |
| 24 | After five years in operation , Channel Four has proved itself on both counts . |
| 25 | What is clear , however , is that the ideal of public service broadcasting has combined with the imposed statutory obligations on the broadcasters to produce a system of broadcasting which has proved itself over many decades . |
| 26 | The successful development of negotiating skills has proved itself as one of the most cost-effective investments in company profitability . |
| 27 | In the past six years he has represented himself before 34 High Court judges , 25 Masters , 14 Registrars , four stipendary magistrates , two Justices of the Peace , and four Scottish sheriffs Yesterday was his 239th court appearance . |
| 28 | It is evident that Polybius has identified himself with Roman success . |
| 29 | Those who think that Jenny herself is a little dull at times might conclude that Patrick has impaled himself on that point , like one of those Romans whose language he used to teach . |
| 30 | However , the fact that an employer may have evidence to support his claim does not preclude the employee from arguing that the employer has conducted himself in such a way that despite an express clause confidentiality no longer exists . |