Example sentences of "busy [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we busy ourselves about the house or go on holiday in much the same way as we do our jobs . |
| 2 | Busy th'self with that , ’ and he went out , closing the door . |
| 3 | Afterwards , he ensured the men who had accompanied him to Scotland were well before sending Ranulf off to wash their clothes and busy himself about the abbey . |
| 4 | If we keep our minds busy we can consciously ignore our tummy , which often only tells us it 's hungry because we 're bored . |
| 5 | Charlotte was glad of the excuse to leave him and busy herself in the kitchen . |
| 6 | A day later , Corbett sat on the edge of his own bed in Leighton Manor watching Maeve busy herself round the room . |
| 7 | I like railway stations — you know , how big and noisy and busy they are . |
| 8 | These areas are the stock in trade of psychologists who busy themselves with mechanisms and models but never fully with origins or evolutionary history . |
| 9 | He fixes her with his eyes , all eager deferential intelligence , while his hands busy themselves rolling a joint . |
| 10 | At the inquest a fellow debtor , Harry Wood , told the coroner the routine was to rise at six and then busy themselves among the cells till breakfast at 7.15 . |
| 11 | Then I will retire to some ruined mosque , repair it , and busy myself with my studies . ’ |
| 12 | So busy yourself today and remember , making a really special effort today could mean even more success with the tape measure and the scales tomorrow morning . |
| 13 | Make the best of a bad job and busy yourself doing something that 'll keep you out of the firing line . |