Example sentences of "and [noun] [vb base] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hills , lakes and coast lend themselves to a variety of outdoor pursuits such as fell walking , mountaineering , pony-trekking , fishing , sailing , canoeing and swimming . |
| 2 | Their leaves , stems and branches orientate themselves to the light , while their roots seek out minerals and water . |
| 3 | Surely if the courts and lawyers limit themselves to medical criteria as justifying their sex classification system , they must follow expert opinion . |
| 4 | When Winston Smith and O'Brien pledge themselves to a revolution against dictatorship , the toast is not to the future but to the past which , as O'Brien puts it with mock gravity , is ‘ more important ’ . |
| 5 | Both the Citadel and VMI consider themselves to be repositories of the southern chivalry and military prowess tested so harshly during the Civil War . |