Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now happily married to actress Gwen Humble , 38 , Ian found himself studying an action replay of his early days as a hell-raising Hollywood star as it ran through his mind — and he winced at what he saw . |
| 2 | When the tower walls swung back into focus Isabel found herself clutching a chainmail tunic , quite unaware of the metal links cutting into her palms as she gazed straight into the ice-blue eyes of her husband . |
| 3 | I am currently in therapy to enable myself to hear the song Schiehallion , Schiehallion without the scent of tomato soup filling my nostrils and the overwhelming urge to murder . |
| 4 | Kathleen found herself heaving a sigh of relief . |
| 5 | They were soft slippers , decorated with amethyst for wearing on thick carpets and Hari found herself envying the girl who seemed to have everything in life she could possibly want . |
| 6 | Manville busied himself preparing the messages for despatch . |
| 7 | Later , Hari forced herself to enter the workshop and get on with her repairs . |
| 8 | Before Sam 's Son spawns further progeny we need to consider whether criminal authors have themselves become the victims of this new and draconian confiscation legislation . |
| 9 | The movement could be said to have started in Scotland in 1972 , when the Headteachers ' Association set themselves to determine the range of items of information needed to produce a comprehensive picture of the aptitudes and interests of all pupils , offering them a common form of statement , which would be generally comprehensible and would be available to them when appropriate . |
| 10 | But one fine day in early summer when the sky was blue and there was not a cloud in the sky , Maxine found herself cancelling an arrangement to meet a friend in town . |
| 11 | The scientific committee had itself recommended an option calling for as much logging as could be carried out in compliance with US environmental laws , far more than in the option chosen by the President . |
| 12 | On folio 4 verso , Siferwas depicted himself presenting the manuscript to Lovell . |
| 13 | What 's more , having themselves expanded to massive premises during that time , Harmony found themselves supporting a business whose sales were being rifled wholesale by cheap(er) imports . |
| 14 | King Hussein had himself undertaken a tour of major European capitals from Jan. 2 in a final attempt to prevent the outbreak of war with Iraq . |
| 15 | Irvine and Martin have themselves developed a method of assessing the performance of some of Britain 's most expensive scientific investments . |
| 16 | Isabel heard herself ask the question but her attention was suddenly drawn to the servant setting food and trenchers on the table . |
| 17 | If at the pre-trial review the defendant does not appear and has not delivered an admission or defence and the plaintiff produces evidence as to the amount of his damages , then judgment may be entered for them ( Ord 17 , r 2(2) ) , but if evidence is not then produced the court may enter a judgment for unliquidated damages and thereafter , unless the court has itself fixed a date for assessment of such damages , the plaintiff may apply for such assessment on seven days ' notice to the defendant ( Ord 22 , r 6(1) ) . |
| 18 | One of his two ploughmen had left the district and Seb found himself performing a lot of the work himself . |
| 19 | The landlord found himself returning the smile with a grin of his own . |
| 20 | Jessamy found herself resenting the tranquillity of the scene when she felt so very unpeaceful inside herself . |
| 21 | Auguste busied himself checking the stuffing , unable to get to the root of his unease . |
| 22 | Lindsey busied herself rearranging a pile of magazines . |
| 23 | Although Buchanan committed himself to continue the fight , he accepted that only " celestial intervention " could prevent Bush from securing the nomination . |
| 24 | Will the Hon. Gentleman pledge himself to renationalise the steel industry ? |
| 25 | It is no longer the case that the romantic style means dancing classically from the feet to the waist and above that allowing the body , arms and head to express themselves to describe the moods , emotions and actions of the characters . |
| 26 | He turned back , for a while busying himself preparing the food . |
| 27 | Reunited with the Doctor in the capital city of Millenius , Ian finds himself facing a charge of murder amidst a civilisation believing a defendant guilty until proven innocent . |
| 28 | Braintree Concerts Music Club has been in existence for 22 years , but is looking for new ways to promote itself following the decision by the district council to withdraw its grant . |
| 29 | If the local authority has itself obtained an emergency protection order it must make inquiries to ascertain what action it should take next ( s47(2) ) . |
| 30 | The Department of the Environment has itself undertaken a number of reports updating progress in the enterprise zones ( DoE , 1985b ; 1987a ) . |