Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] itself [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | E. McTaggart , in The Nature of Existence , refers to Russell as having led him ‘ to accept the view that the self is known to itself by direct perception ’ . |
| 2 | 9.15 ( a ) An L-section which when cascaded with itself with reversed input and output connections as depicted in ( h ) forms the symmetric T-section of figure 9.1(b) . |
| 3 | At the St Pierre Park it is estimated that the oven system will have paid for itself inside 18 months . |
| 4 | In terms of cost effectiveness , a single Ventura/VT600 installation applied to Classical Music should have paid for itself in eight months — costed against the savings in typesetting . |
| 5 | But it has more than paid for itself in improved factory efficiency , said Bob Pruitt , operations manager of Thatcher Tubes , Florence — part of Courtaulds Packaging . |
| 6 | It was hesitant about its role , and indeed divided within itself over doctrinal issues like the significance of the Resurrection , and over such indicators of change as the ordination of women . |
| 7 | The verb metaphor is accepted as a complete action in direct relation to the object to which it is applied , while the noun metaphor tends to be divided within itself into proper and figurative terms . |