Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [prep] its [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blue should have reminded her of his flaming , instead of entrancing her by its own beauty , the beauty which had seemed to be utter and complete in itself . |
| 2 | Yet in the third quarter of the nineteenth century the line between personal and collective improvement , between imitating the middle class and , as it were , defeating it with its own weapons , was often impossible to draw . |
| 3 | Now I would like to suggest ‘ disinterested interest ’ , enjoying something for its own sake , is a defining characteristic of all ‘ second order ’ experiencing , whether it is writing a poem , playing football , telling a joke or making a model aeroplane . |
| 4 | And there is a sense in which this applies , but although I can appreciate his point that seeking a good reputation may well dominate the practical order , if it were also to dominate the activities I have designated ‘ second-order ’ then it makes nonsense of the possibility of ‘ disinterestedness ’ , enjoying something for its own sake . |
| 5 | This attack on the argument for what I have called the traditional Marxist account of the state begins by taking it on its own terms . |
| 6 | Addictive use of any substance or behaviour is seen when the individual uses it in appropriately and compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions Or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood rather than simply using it for its own sake . |
| 7 | He had given her that household , a little society , warming itself in its own glow of virtue , insulating itself from the big bad world ; but within its own limits it had been open and supportive . |
| 8 | In style it owed much to Ancient Rome but was not only a copy of it ; it showed Byzantine influence and also new ideas , adapting itself to its own period . |
| 9 | The symbol discloses , not by presenting its meaning for inspection , but by drawing us into its own movement , thereby carrying us out of ourselves . |