Example sentences of "[adj] to present [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had washed , and felt quite fit to present herself at Pack Meeting . |
| 2 | He knew he had performed well and he was able to present himself in the best possible aura , that of self-satisfaction , because Hopper gave him carte blanche to edit his own part on film . |
| 3 | At the same time , through a somewhat unlikely relationship with the emergent Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev , she was able to present herself as no longer an ‘ iron lady ’ but an instrument of greater international co-operation . |
| 4 | ‘ Sebastian , ’ she addressed her brother the night before she was due to present herself at G Vasey Ltd for interview , ‘ I do n't suppose you still have those specs you wore when you played a professor in — ’ |
| 5 | But , while her non-dramatic soul was saying that to present herself at Vasey 's looking the way she did was going a bit over the top , she had never been dismissed from a job before . |
| 6 | The Germans were extremely worried about the organization , and ordered all young Italian men born in 1923 , 1924 and 1925 to present themselves at various barracks within fifteen days . |
| 7 | Each is eager to present himself as the most qualified man to head off protectionist measures and to restore Japan 's good name , which lately has been looking a little tarnished . |