Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] of [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I caught sight of myself in the peeling mirror : long thin legs , blue from the cold , clashing with the bright pink mini-dress which began at my neck and finished at my knickers . |
| 2 | I caught sight of myself in the peeling mirror : long thin legs , blue from the cold clashing with the bright pink mini-dress which began at my neck and finished at my knicker legs … |
| 3 | I caught sight of myself in the mirror . ’ |
| 4 | Molly caught sight of herself in the mirror , standing beside her daughter . |
| 5 | As Blanche snatched up the telephone and listened to the reassuring hum of the dialling tone , she caught sight of herself in the mirror on the wall : the shimmer of sweat on her forehead , eyes wild , face haggard and pale , hair stormy and unkempt , knuckles bruised and sore . |
| 6 | As she dried , she caught sight of herself in the mirror . |
| 7 | As she went out she caught sight of herself in the mirror at the back of the counter . |
| 8 | On the other hand , the mere fact that money is paid under protest will not give rise of itself to the inference of such an agreement ; though it may form part of the evidence from which it may be inferred that the payee did not intend to close the transaction : see Maskell v. Horner [ 1915 ] 3 K.B . |
| 9 | His reading was hesitant owing to a stammer that tied his tongue whenever he was expected to give account of himself before the rest of the class . |
| 10 | There were many complaints about the number of people registering for charity , and the Burgesses ordered that ‘ in future no stranger , journeyman or servant , single or married should remain in the borough longer than six days without giving account of himself to the Mayor ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ They 've just decided Pat can now take care of himself in the outside world . |
| 12 | Catching sight of herself in the long wall-mirror as she pulled a peach-coloured , button-necked nightshirt over her head , she found herself wondering what Guy was doing . |
| 13 | A high-rise block of flats had been clamped down on a street that did not think well of itself at the best of times . |
| 14 | I 've taken care of myself over the years : I hope it shows . ’ |
| 15 | First , the patient 's failure to take care of himself in the knowledge that death will result sooner rather than otherwise — and this would apply to the aged as well as to the terminally ill — may be treated as suicide , despite what has been said . |
| 16 | The businessman should be better able to take care of himself in the transaction , and therefore should require little protection . |