Example sentences of "in [pron] we [verb] ourselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | For if , as ordinary people , we are acutely aware that when it most matters the words we say are not thunderbolts from heaven but hostages to fortune , ways in which we reveal ourselves in our limitedness and imperfection . |
| 2 | It was only eight weeks since we had left Aubagne yet there was a difference in the way in which we behaved and in which we saw ourselves . |
| 3 | for this idea to work , one has to consider histories that take place in imaginary time , rather than in the real time in which we perceive ourselves as living . |
| 4 | We have identified some areas of weakness , and others in which we believe that the investment of resources will substantially improve the way in which we present ourselves to the public , and provide services which we are currently unable to undertake . |
| 5 | The way in which we present ourselves to outsiders conveys information about the organisation , its aims , the professionalism of our staff , and the methods by which we operate . |
| 6 | The problem of dualism seems to arise from the way in which we experience ourselves . |
| 7 | Apart from the way in which we carry ourselves ( i.e. our body language ) , there are a few basic precautions which we can take to improve our safety when travelling . |
| 8 | There were mirrors everywhere in which we preened ourselves as we became prince and princesse , duc and duchesse . |
| 9 | Then I undressed her , and dressed her up in her own clothes , she acquiescent as a little child , talking all the time about the snowdrops , and how the days were beginning to draw out — and everything except people , and the circumstances in which we found ourselves . |
| 10 | Ahmed : At the meeting , what made the most impact was the situation in which we found ourselves . |
| 11 | The ambivalent world of need , high hopes for the future , conflict , disputes , peace-making , and reckless selfishness is the one in which human beings have always lived , and the one in which we find ourselves . |
| 12 | Without it we should not have the motive or stimulus to reach our goals or survive some of the situations in which we find ourselves . |
| 13 | We may pour out our hearts about the situation in which we find ourselves , expressing our trust , hope and confidence . |
| 14 | We have already established that conflict is best handled not by clever lips for healthy friendships , but by self-understanding , well-practised interpersonal skills for listening and the resolving of differences , and the careful application of God 's principles for the specific areas of life and experience in which we find ourselves . |
| 15 | Not only is it an American plane that is responsible for the dreadful situation in which we find ourselves , but it was someone in America who was ultimately responsible . |
| 16 | This recognition occurs in a decisive ‘ moment ’ in which we find ourselves faced and encountered by the reality of God in Jesus . |
| 17 | We consult the professional when help of a specific nature is required , often when the situation in which we find ourselves contains an element of crisis . |
| 18 | Both of these sets of expectations are variable , over different time-periods and in the different social settings in which we find ourselves . |
| 19 | Moreover , goals relate to situations , so arousal may be as much situational as internal ; we may be aroused by the presence of others and the knowledge that other people are evaluating us , thereby linking goals or values important to us to the situation in which we find ourselves . |
| 20 | In the last instance , so far as the creation of this terrible situation in which we find ourselves is concerned , Milosevic is only an executive . |
| 21 | To put this another way , we can predict what is going to happen in most of the situations in which we find ourselves because we have expectations that certain rules will be followed . |
| 22 | One is that something about the dream itself ( its illogicality perhaps ) makes it difficult to remember , and the other that there is something about the physiological state in which we find ourselves when first woken up that makes remembering difficult . |
| 23 | It is perhaps audacious , given the undeniable uncertainty in which we find ourselves in thinking of consciousness , but it may be possible to regard this mutual dependency as a matter of nomic correlation of one of the kinds specified earlier ( 1.5 ) , although nomic connection of a uniquely primitive character . |
| 24 | We 've all had such dreams — in which we find ourselves wearing the wrong clothes , in the wrong place , at the wrong time , missing the train , etc . |
| 25 | However , the cry for a return to an era of independence and economic autonomy for Britain is not an available option , so we must make the best deals possible in the circumstances in which we find ourselves . |
| 26 | It is clear that , if the Labour party were elected , the position in which we find ourselves today would become dramatically worse . |
| 27 | She in fact demonstrated what I have elsewhere argued ( Watson 1987 : 14 – 16 ) is at the basis of all education worthy of the name — a quality of five-fold respect , namely for oneself — a proper self-affirmation ; for all other people as persons like oneself ; for the total environment in which we find ourselves , both natural and cultural ; for beauty , delighting in experiencing a sense of awe and wonder ; and finally respect for truth which , however difficult to attain , needs to be like a beacon beckoning us forward . |
| 28 | We can not but be overwhelmingly impressed by what the Chinese have achieved in the country and elsewhere , but at the same time we can not help seeing the comic side of the rituals in which we find ourselves participating . |
| 29 | ‘ The world in which we find ourselves is one where great hopes and appalling fears are equally justified by the possibilities . |
| 30 | In it we know ourselves to be rational agents detached from spontaneity , judging on objective grounds what will serve our ends . |