Example sentences of "itself of the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That play has as an epigraph a Christian equivalent of the escape through ‘ Shantih ’ from the cycles of creation : ‘ Hence the soul can not be possessed of the divine union , until it has divested itself of the love of created beings . ’ |
| 2 | In later years , say 1964 , 1974 , 1984 , the first vision of Nozières took on its perfection and primacy , as it is only after the mind has cleared itself of the flow of daily preoccupation , planning , expectation , that the moment of a death can be known for what it is , and one 's life mapped , prospectively and retrospectively , to that threshold . |
| 3 | But after her refusal , Carol has received a letter from the council saying it has ‘ discharged itself of the responsibility of rehousing her as a homeless person ’ . |
| 4 | Through its Rules of Management , however , the Inner London Education Authority ( ILEA ) had , at that time , effectively divested itself of the exercise of its control . |
| 5 | Can a company that is the holding company of a small group avail itself of the exemption under ss 248 and 249 of the CA 1985 , and apply s 8(a) of the standard and not prepare either a cash flow statement or a consolidated cash flow statement , whether it prepares group accounts or not ? |