Example sentences of "[prep] [pn reflx] and [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the beginning of the play Angelo , the deputy judge who rules over Vienna in the Duke 's absence , is a man of severe habits , whose austerity suppresses desire in himself and would utterly eradicate it in others . |
| 2 | Training was good in itself and would undoubtedly help individuals to get jobs . |
| 3 | This is all the more important because multimedia is not a discrete technology or a communications medium in itself and could potentially have an important role in many different industry sectors . |
| 4 | I , , having been elected to the office of Lord Mayor , declare that I take thi that office upon myself and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it according to the best of my judgement and ability . |
| 5 | I , , be having been elected to the office of Vice Chair , declare that I take that office upon myself and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it according to the best of my judgement and ability . |
| 6 | May 's comment on oxidized wares seems to us today to be quite astonishing : ‘ common flower pot red , or tile-red wares were as offensive for domestic purpose to the Romans , as to ourselves and should generally speaking , be regarded as ‘ wasters ’ — overbaked and distorted specimens which accumulate in heaps besides kilns as one sometimes made use of in their own locality ’ . |
| 7 | I 'm looking very hard for a new amp as a 30th anniversary present to myself and would really like to own a quality ( loud ! ) amp which I can carry in one hand . |