Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely it is better for them to strive to be literate than to engage themselves in the fruitless task of emulating the speech of the hearing . |
| 2 | Only with an effort did those who had been to all the other parties locate one another and separate themselves from the mob . |
| 3 | For some obscure reason , Tawell was convinced that installing himself in the company of such a simple and pious set would give him a veneer of respectability , however he conducted himself otherwise . |
| 4 | Once the momentum of marketing is established the ideas and actions become almost self-generating and weave themselves through the normal contacts and business of the day . |
| 5 | Six was brought up in the family business but declining trade prompted him to retire early and devote himself to the wide range of interests typical of an eighteenth-century intellectual , although there is no evidence that he ever received any formal training . |
| 6 | Amid the unspeakable sufferings , however , there are epic tales of courage and heroism ; of those who voluntarily followed their banished loved ones into the unknown ; of enlightened , cultivated exiles who chose to remain after their sentences were complete and devote themselves to the scientific , artistic and educational development of the region . |
| 7 | ‘ I hope John will work exceptionally hard and get himself on the bench for the QPR game . |
| 8 | She joined the Community of the Resurrection in 1940 and devoted herself to the training of Primary and Secondary school teachers at Grahamstown Training College . |
| 9 | Understandably , perhaps , there is a strong temptation to try to avoid these difficulties by taking qualities as basic and confining oneself to the idea of a plurality of qualities , with particulars being interpreted as bundles of qualities . |
| 10 | Too easily we stand still and pat ourselves on the back ; before long we are losing ground . |
| 11 | The next he had been jerked fully awake and found himself at the centre of a circle of strange , hostile creatures , the like of which he had never seen in his life . |
| 12 | He left school at sixteen and immersed himself in the Labour Party , canvassing for the 1966 general election . |
| 13 | He took out a key and let himself into the building . |
| 14 | A new grouping , the Boere Weerstandsbeweging ( BWB — a splinter group of the AWB formed on June 11 and describing itself as the armed wing of the BP ) , pledged solidarity with the BP in its aim of re-establishing former Boer republics . |
| 15 | The hole may twist and turn and the ferret will do no more than tie itself to the root while simply passing along the burrow . |
| 16 | With free arms we could move more and brace ourselves against the bumps on the road . |
| 17 | In skill training the opposite can apply , the trainee is persuaded to be flexible and to orient himself towards the end rather than the means . |
| 18 | A programme of national assessment began in May 1978 and concerned itself with the standard achieved by 11 year olds . |
| 19 | Practise the above and familiarise yourself with the co-ordination required for turns in each direction before trying to fly proper circuits . |
| 20 | ‘ We must tread carefully , because my postbag suggests that allegations of rape can arise from previously non-sexual relationships , where the man goes too far and persuades himself in the passion of a moment that ‘ No ’ means ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 21 | Many commentators interpreted Aquino 's action as an attempt to revive her reputation as a populist and to distance herself from the charges of nepotism , corruption and incompetence which had been increasingly directed against her government by critics from both the right and the left . |
| 22 | Secondly , the provision of subways and footbridges should be avoided where possible , for they are often ignored by pedestrians who would rather dodge through the cars than climb to bridge level or expose themselves to the unpleasant and sometimes dangerous environment of a subway . |
| 23 | Mr Thomas Rideout , his successor as Conservative premier , called a snap election for April 20th and distanced himself from the Peckford follies . |
| 24 | Ianthe flushed and busied herself with the coffee tray . |
| 25 | When it 's as warm as it is tonight , you 'll be able to leave the hatch open and imagine yourselves in the heart of Venice . " |