Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [pn reflx] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ( In fact , this is really an example of intentional and deliberate socialisation in education , since one of the self-conscious functions of the British public school is the perpetuation of that distinctive life-style by which the elite marks itself off from the rest of society . ) |
| 2 | Here , the wife is left exposed to the monk 's attentions when the husband shuts himself up in his counting-house ( 75 – 88 ) ; he delivers his wife a lecture on his " " curious bisynesse " " when she asks him to come down to eat ( 224 – 48 ) ; he must settle his affairs in Paris before he can settle back at home after his trip to Bruges ( 365 – 9 ) . |
| 3 | Hyatt , a Canadian case which was decided by the Privy Council , it was held that where a director holds himself out to be the agent of the shareholders , then he owes the same fiduciary duties as would an ordinary agent to his principal . |
| 4 | In turn , the teacher keeps herself up to date and maintains an active interest in motivating and guiding the learner . |
| 5 | Undoubtedly we are living through a period of considerable political instability , in which there is a complex ‘ crisis of legitimacy ’ ( to use Habermas ' expression ) not only in the capitalist societies but also in the former communist societies of Eastern Europe , and in many countries of the Third World ; but the crisis works itself out through an international system of relationships , and such events as the overthrow of President Allende 's government in Chile , or American and Soviet military intervention in various regions of the world in the postwar period , can not be fully comprehended unless they are seen in the setting of global political conflicts . |
| 6 | Therefore , the required relationship exists where one person holds himself out as an expert and gives advice which is intended to be taken seriously and acted upon even though no contractual relationship exists . |
| 7 | On the MS-DOS side of the connectivity business , Rabbit sees itself up against the big names — IBM , Novell and DCA . |
| 8 | Be prepared to centre yourself in revery , to give yourself up to your memories just as your sleeping self gives itself up to a dream . |
| 9 | Our voices grow fainter as the mist tucks itself in above us . |
| 10 | Big Apple buffs itself up for Japan |
| 11 | But he admits there 's still a lot of work to be done before the Commission does itself out of a job . |
| 12 | This makes it easier for more particles to tunnel out , and so the emission will continue at an ever-increasing rate until eventually the black hole radiates itself out of existence . |
| 13 | For 20 minutes the air will gradually charge , as Sidney 's fantastical imaginary seduction acts itself out through the medium of Byrd 's music , so neutral on the surface but so supremely calculated to carry such a sensual text . |
| 14 | Uplift yourself from your lower self , even as an elephant draws himself up from a muddy swamp . |
| 15 | A furious face jams itself up against mine . |
| 16 | The reader projects himself on to me . |