Example sentences of "[vb past] itself [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The BBC again found itself the unwilling accomplice of the advertisers . |
| 2 | The political scene was transformed in February and March , when the National Conference of Active Forces of the Nation , a policy-making national conference convened to approve certain reforms , proclaimed itself a sovereign body , suspended the Constitution and all existing state institutions , and appointed Nicéphore Soglo , a former World Bank administrator , to form an interim government [ see pp. 37238-39 ; 37308 ] . |
| 3 | Ukraine proclaimed itself a nuclear-free republic on Aug. 28 , seeking the removal to Russia of nuclear weapons currently stationed on its territory . |
| 4 | ‘ Humankind condemned itself a long while ago to a perpetual diet of catastrophe . |
| 5 | He argues that a demand which emanated from the earnings of export staples became itself the driving force behind even greater efforts to balance the increasing import of desired English manufactured goods . |
| 6 | The 499-member Congress held its constituent session on March 11-12 , when it declared itself the constitutional representative of the Estonian people and passed resolutions calling for restoration of Estonia 's independent statehood and the withdrawal of Soviet troops stationed in the republic . |
| 7 | The Supreme Soviet also officially renamed itself the Moldavian Parliament . |
| 8 | It blithely renamed itself the Belorussian Party . |
| 9 | It also conveyed the message that the CFLN — which renamed itself the Provisional Government of the French Republic ( GPRF — Gouvernement Provisoire de la République Français ) as of June 1944 — had a role beyond liberation . |
| 10 | Lignite Action Group ( LAG ) set itself a three-fold objective : to gather ‘ information concerning the future in relation to what major changes would take place ’ ; to participate ‘ in any discussions and decisions which are to be made concerning our lives ’ and ‘ to be consulted and have our fears and wishes for the future of the community respected and given a fair hearing ’ . |
| 11 | Balbirnie House , near Glenrothes in Fife , set itself a double challenge when it opened in November 1989 : not only did it launch into a depressed economy , but during a traditionally poor month for Scottish hotels . |
| 12 | The headhunting phenomenon of moving teams gained itself a bad name , and it is clear that such a practice is still scorned by many of the most reputable executive search firms and by many companies too , although it is accepted that it happened comparatively rarely . |