Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [noun sg] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clicking on OK causes the slide itself to be shown — in other words the view automatically changes to the Slide Editor . |
| 2 | The jury found the libel itself to be worth only £5,000 . |
| 3 | Whilst many people have written to say that they found the letter itself to be interesting and factual , the view has also been forcefully expressed that the quotation on the envelope implies a view that rape is somehow wrong , and to be opposed , only or primarily insofar as it may reduce a woman 's chances of marriage . |
| 4 | The second great invention for supporting the first invention is finding how to relate the invention itself to the public . |
| 5 | Consider the sentences in ( 10 ) with their sequences of verbs followed by adverbs or adverb phrases : ( 10 ) Farjeon clumsily undressed the refugees gazed hungrily into the window the ship was drifting almost imperceptibly to leeward In the last of these three cases nobody would understand the ship itself to be " almost imperceptible " ; in the second sentence , on the other hand , it is the refugees who are hungry ; gazes , whatever they may imply to a sensitive observer , do not experience hunger . |
| 6 | I nevertheless felt the wood itself to be worth searching , and the path which I had hopes for was only a part of the whole site . |
| 7 | A survey of the wreckage was said to have proved that the helicopter had been carrying combat weapons and armed personnel as well as civilians ; the Georgian side attributed the crash itself to overloading , with 64 passengers on a 24-seat helicopter . |
| 8 | In the case of means , I can take many of the facts on trust from experts , even leave the choice itself to experts ; but in the case of ends , however humbly I listen to advice , the decision remains my own . |
| 9 | And the women responded with works that suited New Hall 's commitment to women 's education , even when they had no connection themselves to the university or the college . |