Example sentences of "resigned [pn reflx] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We anxiously resigned ourselves to a long wait , and as the weeks passed we gradually got to know the handful of long-term foreign residents in the town , all of them eccentric survivors from days of former glory . |
| 2 | He resigned himself to the single thought , that he would not see her again . |
| 3 | He resigned himself to the inevitable , and grudgingly muttered , ‘ Proceed with the prosecution . ’ |
| 4 | At 16 , she was a size 18 and resigned herself to a life of being obsessed with food . |
| 5 | Sternly , he told his body to behave itself , and his face reflected the power of his feelings , so that Sally-Anne , looking up at him , was a little daunted by his expression — goodness , was that the effect the prospect of playing a game of chess had on him ? — and resigned herself to a grim half-hour . |
| 6 | The rush-hour would be at its height , with long tail-backs at the busiest junctions ; she resigned herself to a tedious journey home . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought the initial communication between the medical team arriving on the scene and the county services was inadequate , ’ said someone from the back , and Rachel sighed as she recognised the voice of one of the union safety representatives renowned for his attention to detail and resigned herself to a lengthy session . |
| 8 | There was nothing for Sophie to say after that and she resigned herself to the prospect of meeting Robert again , but later that morning , while she was working alone in the office , she felt desperately unhappy . |
| 9 | Within years their cotton plants were decimated by a tiny bug and the Sutherlands resigned themselves to a meagre living from farming . |
| 10 | They resigned themselves to the Roman presence in their country , made their peace with the Roman authorities . |
| 11 | At 16 , I resigned myself to the fact that I 'd never really be thin ’ |