Example sentences of "most [noun pl] [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That sense will in most cases resolve itself into the question of whether the comment was honestly made , which is no more than a defining characteristic of " fair comment " in the first place . |
| 2 | There was a time when most Scots regarded themselves as members of one or other of the main Christian denominations . |
| 3 | Most shoplifters give themselves away by constantly looking around at cameras and cashiers or staying in the same area for a long time . |
| 4 | This need not be of great concern to management , however , given the capacity of most companies to finance themselves through retained earnings . |
| 5 | In reality , of course , this is the kind of thing most managers find themselves dealing with for most of the time , especially those in relatively junior positions within large organizations . |
| 6 | Furthermore , most migrants defined themselves as English speakers : it must be said that Jamaicans consider themselves speakers of English , and are offended when ignorant English people inquire what their mother tongue might be . |
| 7 | Most skinheads see themselves as straightforward blokes and birds , more honest than the soul boys , more working class than the punks and the posers , rougher and tougher than the mods . |
| 8 | If , as Lord Bruce of Donington points out ( letter , April 2 ) , the new Parliament will be presented with a Bill before most members have themselves been able to read the text of the treaty , this is presumably in the hope that they will railroad it through before the British presidency commences in June . |
| 9 | We were preparing television programmes on laboratory work when most teachers counted themselves lucky if there was any chalk available . |
| 10 | A Great Tightness lies on most pavements unleashing itself round all passing ankles . |
| 11 | With an instinct for what was later called the ‘ Art of the Soluble ’ , most biochemists confined themselves to more manageable topics . |
| 12 | Most clairvoyants restrict themselves to the pictures for divination . |
| 13 | The strong winds took their toll throughout the day with most competitors finding themselves going overboard at some point during the faces , which came under the control of Bolton Sailing Club officials . |