Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And of entrusting ourselves in to the power of his mercy . |
| 2 | Just before coming out , he 'd phoned the health centre and left a message on their answering machine as his first step in getting himself along to a psychiatrist . |
| 3 | " Returnees " were told that they would be well treated on giving themselves up to the local authorities . |
| 4 | Having registered , he set about ordering his life as he saw it developing , by giving himself over to the muse , by associating with those whose lives found proper space for literary reflection and endeavour , by getting close to that bohemian existence which he loved and from which all modern art seemed to spring . |
| 5 | The rock-climber is held on a rope by clipping himself on to a harness thingy ( if you 've come to this book for technical information , boy are you going to be disappointed ) that straps round his thighs and crotch , so as a quick guide to who the climbers are in the pub , just watch for those who seem to be constantly fiddling around in their genital area . |