Example sentences of "[vb infin] himself [adv] to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He believed in doing , and came into his own when he was free to renounce the responsibility of reasoning anything out and could trust himself entirely to his own reflexes . |
| 2 | ‘ As the intention of the Society is to form Veterinary Physicians and Surgeons intended to be dispersed throughout the Kingdom to exercise usefully their art , the Professor will teach the residing pupils only the most important difference between the two medicines — that of the human body , and that of Cattle — he will confine himself strictly to the teaching of the Veterinary Science . ’ |
| 3 | A real detective superintendent investigating a murder will confine himself largely to facts and only at the height of questioning someone he is almost certain is his quarry is he likely to go into motivation as a way , as often as not , of bring about a final confession . |
| 4 | Notice that Paul does not tie himself legalistically to the details of Jesus 's words . |
| 5 | He did not restrict himself merely to giving his assent to publication , but added his comments , as , for example , on Two Treatises … concerning Infant Baptism ( 1645 ) by John Tombes [ q.v. ] , where he acknowledged that the author was a godly man ‘ and of the Presbyterian judgement , though I am not of opinion with him ’ and he agreed to the publication of these treatises to encourage further contributions to the debate on infant baptism . |
| 6 | Naisbitt is a shrewd observer and in practice he does not limit himself strictly to the confines of content analysis . |
| 7 | Since he did not commit himself unreservedly to any party he earned a reputation for political inconsistency , and had to confront the hazards of non-alignment when war broke out in 1642 . |
| 8 | Tom himself said it was because he had to work hard at school at subjects other than music , he could not devote himself wholeheartedly to the flute . |
| 9 | I may be wrong about that erm but perhaps the minister could address himself specifically to that point and also to the question of pension schemes , perhaps er covered under some other legislation but I think these are matters that are of erm of of of some concern . |
| 10 | ‘ He will be satisfied if he gets back on the Irish team , but it is not possibility he could push himself right to the forefront . ’ |