Example sentences of "manage [to-vb] [pn reflx] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ken , in the event neither fulminated nor frothed , and managed to restrict himself to a 15-minute speech in which he advanced some very cogent and well measured arguments for preventing bolting gaining the same sort of prominence it has in other countries — notably France and America . |
| 2 | The girls managed to paddle themselves to the shore , but the boys spent almost an hour before being rescued . |
| 3 | His skull was smashed , but he managed to drag himself to the Roebuck ( no longer there ) , where he later died . |
| 4 | Right at the last minute , as the cameras were due to roll , the director spotted that Beesley had managed to insinuate himself to the ship 's rail ; picking up his megaphone , he instructed the amateur imposter kindly to disembark . |
| 5 | How Dustin would have managed to submit himself to a real auteur like Bergman must remain a matter for conjecture . |
| 6 | ANN CLWYD is a tough Parliamentary performer who has managed to force herself to the forefront of public attention despite holding the relatively low-profile portfolio of overseas development and cooperation in Labour 's Shadow Cabinet . |