Example sentences of "resign [pn reflx] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should take them at their word and hold them to it , rather than resign ourselves to the judgment that they have been lying . |
| 2 | He had almost resigned himself to the fact that this cop was too cautious to be caught out like the one he had almost jumped five nights previously , when without warning the man below stepped out from the shelter of the deep doorway . |
| 3 | About three weeks later , Jenny had resigned herself to the fact that she would stay . |
| 4 | I mean I think I 've already resigned myself to the fact that I 'm going to have to do one maybe two years more before I get anything like |
| 5 | By now I had covered a fair expanse of this wood , and I had resigned myself to the fact that this would be the earliest I would get , regardless of what was in the ground . |
| 6 | ‘ I was actually satisfied with that , if only because I 'd resigned myself to the fact that I 'd never be thin , ’ she admits . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't do it grudgingly , I 'd resigned myself to the fact that football was his burning passion . |
| 8 | The trend indicates that as the date for reauthorisation approaches , liberals have resigned themselves to the fact the NEA chairmanship is not a rostrum for ethics , but a political post . |
| 9 | " I might as well resign myself to the fact that Matthew Preston is not out of my life . |
| 10 | The way to Lavondyss was a short climb away , and all she needed was to resign herself to the journey , to abandon Scathach . |
| 11 | There was nothing for Sophie to say after that and she resigned herself to the prospect of meeting Robert again , but later that morning , while she was working alone in the office , she felt desperately unhappy . |
| 12 | At 16 , I resigned myself to the fact that I 'd never really be thin ’ |
| 13 | But he 'd shown definite signs of resigning himself to the situation — until her arrival downstairs after breakfast . |
| 14 | Life is good … one can understand these people behind the lines resigning themselves to the war … |
| 15 | Of course Scamp gets to claim about twenty grand on some dubious insurance policy and I resign myself to the fact that I 'll never get beyond Inspector . |