Example sentences of "it is [prep] ourselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | All living beings are linked at a mind level and all behaviour is an utterance , an ‘ outer-ance ’ , an expression of the creature 's inner being , just as it is with ourselves . |
| 2 | And no doubt , the shape of a banana is linked in a chimp 's mind with its pleasurable flavour , as it is with ourselves . |
| 3 | Soft flabby growth in plants is as much at risk to disease attack and structural collapse as it is with ourselves and other animals . |
| 4 | ‘ If any part of nature excites our pity , it is for ourselves we grieve , for there is eternal health and beauty . |
| 5 | For it is for ourselves and our own lost years that we grieve years , happy and sad , that will not come again . |
| 6 | It is for ourselves and our lost youth we weep . |