Example sentences of "[vb base] commit [pn reflx] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ISPA says it is determined to take ‘ strong action ’ against individuals who ‘ fail to commit themselves to raising the image of professional squash players ’ . |
| 2 | It 's a bit like coming back to Britain and finding you 've committed yourself to living in Brigadoon . ’ |
| 3 | I 've committed myself to writing some notes on it in cooperation with you so that we can take them back to the group next week to discuss with the others . |
| 4 | What it really means of course is that erm I 've committed ourselves to doing the dare I say it , the odd jobs . |
| 5 | The Labour Party have committed themselves to establishing Regional Government , that is if Britain decided to commit suicide at the next election . |
| 6 | Even moving from high to low cost areas can raise difficulties — employees may doubt that they will ever be able to move back to their home areas or other more expensive regions once they have committed themselves to living in a lower cost housing area . |
| 7 | Another forecast is that companies which have committed themselves to supplying multiple retailers — which is still being publicly advanced as the correct structural direction for the beef industry to take — could find themselves at a permanent disadvantage . |