Example sentences of "[noun sg] the [noun] [modal v] [verb] itself " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there was the slightest breeze from any direction the smoke would spread itself evenly between chimney and room in more or less equal proportions , which was why the once white walls had the appearance of very old ivory and the mounted fox heads , hunting trophies which hung on the walls , had a fine coating of brown dust , and their yellow eyes a slightly inebriated , glazed expression . |
| 2 | He paused thoughtfully , then added , ‘ If I have patience the situation will resolve itself . ’ |
| 3 | Under the American Cyanamid decision the court must ask itself whether the plaintiff has shown ( a ) a serious question to be tried and ( b ) that the ‘ balance of convenience ’ is in his favour . |
| 4 | As a result the government may find itself forced into refusing to sanction new expenditure . |
| 5 | But in 1966 the Lord Chancellor , Lord Gardiner , with the concurrence of the Law Lords , announced that in future the House would regard itself as free to ‘ depart from a previous decision when it appears right to do so ’ . |
| 6 | Even the Founders recognized that a London presence could not be abandoned altogether , so by choosing a northern HQ the paper would turn itself into a two-site operation . |
| 7 | ‘ Whereas with workflow management the document could find itself round the company to the right person — everyone has a PC on his or her desk — and you not only outsource a lot of the data entry work but get rid of the paper . ’ |
| 8 | It may be described using the statistics of random walks but it must be noted that even this can not be exactly true , since by its very nature the chain must avoid itself . |
| 9 | At this point the government would find itself sliding toward selling off the whole of the National Weather Service , something which is surely not the intention . |
| 10 | If he sorts these out ( easier said than done , I know ) , there 's every chance the ulcer will heal itself . |
| 11 | But you must make an effort since there is no way the ferret can free itself . |
| 12 | When the milk teeth came in that shape , Dinah had taken no heed ; no doubt the matter would rectify itself in time . |