Example sentences of "who [vb -s] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of laws governing dress , the nude bather on a public beach , the ‘ streaker ’ at a sporting event and the ‘ flasher ’ who exposes himself to an unsuspecting individual are subject to official punishments of varying severity . |
| 2 | As the superintendent cut her way through the herd of lunchtime drinkers , Dexter followed in her wake , like a driver who glues himself to the back of an ambulance careering through busy streets on an emergency call . |
| 3 | An exception is fellow guest Jamie Lee Curtis who shows herself to be a fervent Soul II Soul fan . |
| 4 | ‘ I have no interest in a woman who prefers herself to anyone else . ’ |
| 5 | Victorious in war , and victorious also against the wiles of amorous Atene , Leo is taken to the ruler , who reveals herself to him as Ayesha and challenges him to view her in her hideous age . |
| 6 | Or likewise an introvert does n't necessarily mean it 's a person who does n't talk to anybody who keeps themselves to themselves and is a miserable , it 's not like that at all . |
| 7 | And Des Esseintes , the aristocrat recluse in Huysmans Against Nature , who dedicates himself to the diligent pursuit of ever more rarefied and unnatural means of stimulating the senses . |
| 8 | If , on the other hand , you are someone who restricts themselves to using commonality tactics , you may end up as a martyr . |
| 9 | A contributor to the Funeral Service Journal who declares himself to be ‘ a devoted and qualified embalmer and tutor ’ is a funeral director who has recently been giving advice to readers . |
| 10 | But the real obstacle to any formal union of the centre and right opposition parties is that each of them is formed around the personality and ambitions of an individual politician who considers himself to be papabile or presidentiable . |
| 11 | ‘ Ooh la la , ’ said Nour , looking up to smile directly at me with the triumph of the creature who knows himself to be irresistible . |