Example sentences of "restrict [pn reflx] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The survey of Rutland not only covers a complete , if miniature , county , but also records the status of virtually every inhabitant in all but three townships ; although the subsidy rolls contribute useful supplementary material we will , for the present purpose , restrict ourselves to the muster book . |
| 2 | So what I propose is that we put the notion of happiness back in its box and restrict ourselves to the word ‘ happy ’ , which people do in fact use in everyday circumstances . |
| 3 | A variety of other industries were also ruined by British policy : silk goods manufacturers , for example , were compelled to restrict themselves to the production of raw silk , while gun making was seriously affected by a restrictive licensing policy and other means ( Bagchi , 1982 , p. 82 ) . |
| 4 | Of course , you may prefer to choose outside alliances rather than restrict yourself to the family , but in times of hardship the family may be more dependable . |
| 5 | Jocelyn Toynbee restricted herself to the comment that they ( the cucullati ) were ‘ a comic element like the clowns ’ . |
| 6 | Also , by restricting itself to the realm of discourse , the definition leaves open the relationship between particular discourses , specific practices of discrimination , and particular unequal or discriminatory outcomes ( although bearing in mind that discourses themselves involve acts or practices of expression ) . |
| 7 | And just as she will not keep the caterpillar restricted to one plane of vision , so also she avoids obsessively restricting herself to the object . |