Example sentences of "concern [pn reflx] [adv] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then he , himself , had never concerned himself greatly with the case of Michael Holly . |
| 2 | It is also the case that , in practice , social purpose Adult Education has frequently concerned itself exclusively with the small minority of politically active , leftist members of the working class , usually , though not always , via trade union education . |
| 3 | John McAdam ( 1756 – 1836 ) concerned himself less with the bed of the road and more with drainage . |
| 4 | Hobhouse concerned himself directly with the evolution of mind at a time when the behaviourist dogma had not yet arrived to inhibit such a discussion . |
| 5 | If the law concerned itself instead with the good faith of the doctor , consent would be only one of several relevant criteria . |
| 6 | Henry VI gave them a court leet in 1451 , which concerned itself largely with the minor social offences common to any medieval town ; poor-quality weaving and leaving dead animals lying about the streets seem to have occurred fairly commonly . |
| 7 | The psycho-therapist , social worker or social reformer , concerned only with his own clients and their grievance against society , perhaps takes a view comparable to the private citizen of Venice who concerns himself only with the safety of his own dwelling and his own ability to get about the city . |
| 8 | Although this work concerns itself primarily with the organization of knowledge and the production of indexes , catalogues and databases , it is imperative that the indexer should have an appreciation of how the index is to be used . |
| 9 | Hoggett 's analysis concerns itself principally with the opportunities opened up for the left by these changes , with more direct contact between service providers and consumers through neighbourhood offices . |
| 10 | The authors of Policing the Crisis , although concerning themselves primarily with the ‘ mugging panic ’ of the 1970s , also focus on what they take to be the changing moral climate in 1960s Britain . |
| 11 | There had been an attempt at a revolution in Russia , but then nobody concerned themselves much with the eccentricities of the world south of Cathcart or east of Camlachie , unless it might touch on trade . |
| 12 | ( We shall not concern ourselves here with the exact formulation of the regularity : we shall merely note the evidence of its presence . ) |
| 13 | They can no longer concern themselves only with the technical aspect of class-room steps and poses . |
| 14 | It was assumed , incorrectly as we now know , that water undertakers would concern themselves mainly with the technical feasibility of the proposal . |
| 15 | The royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings concern themselves exclusively with the rituals required for a successful passage through the Underworld . |
| 16 | Some theories concern themselves more with the motives of one than the other — seldom is the whole chain of actions discussed . |