Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pn reflx] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unions are still engaged in a struggle to establish themselves in the available ‘ space ’ , a struggle that has very largely been resolved in the case of the BR unions where it was in any case mainly confined to representation of the footplate grades . |
| 2 | In war , more common as the Dukes of Normandy used their English kingship to press their rather doubtful claims to the French throne , Sussex found itself in the front line , convenient both for intended invasions and retaliatory expeditions by licensed French pirates . |
| 3 | Since the literary works to which Ken devoted himself in the long years which followed his brief episcopate were largely unremarkable and unread , the waste of his inspired and inspiring vocation as a bishop has appeared both to contemporary and subsequent critics exasperating ; for his scruples about swearing the oath of allegiance to William and Mary were so nearly overcome by his friends that he asked them not to continue their arguments lest he succumb . |
| 4 | So Dustin found himself in the odd position of acting in English , while all around him the cast spoke Italian . |
| 5 | Romantic love is the nearest most people reach to the peak experience , for the lover loses himself in the beloved and while he is in the state of love , he forgets all his problems and is happy for perhaps the first time in his life . |
| 6 | This is necessarily caused by the fact that the intrinsic differences between the services provided in different organizations reflect themselves in the respective budgets . |
| 7 | Alexandra surveyed herself in the long glass on the wall . |
| 8 | He was a chaser of the highest class , and had not other horses of unproven stamina excelled themselves in the National ? |
| 9 | Cornelius found himself in the uncluttered office of Mister Arthur Kobold . |
| 10 | While foot-based metre(s) do display promotion , they are typically " heavier " lines , and such heaviness shows itself in the high degree of demotion ( e.g. of lexical monosyllables — blind in three blind mice ) and subordination within the line . |
| 11 | The effects showed themselves in the occupational culture of the force , in senses of threat and danger among members , and in a range of low-key security duties which merged with routine police work . |
| 12 | The United Kingdom will continue to develop our good relations with the Soviet Union and its republics , and to encourage their integration into the world economy ; and will work to help Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania re-establish themselves in the international community . |
| 13 | " They may be familiar with the paintings of Whistler , or perhaps with Whistler 's statement that when evening mist clothes the riverside with poetry , as with a veil , and the poor buildings lose themselves in the dim sky , and the tall chimneys become campanili , and the warehouses are palaces in the night , and the whole city hangs in the heavens , and fairyland is before us — then the wayfarer hastens home , and Nature , who , for once , has sung in tune , sings her exquisite song to the artist alone , her son and her master — her son , in that he loves her , her master in that he knows her ? " … shall I read you that deposition again , Mrs James ? " |
| 14 | Ramsay ensconced himself in the upper storey of the mill building , where he could gain as wide a view as possible . |
| 15 | Wycliffe lazed in his chair , while Helen lost herself in the zany twilight world of Iris Murdoch . |
| 16 | Over the ensuing months the Iranian government gained sufficient confidence to reassert itself in the disaffected province whereas the Soviets appeared to lose their nerve and sense of direction . |
| 17 | More than one Gaullist found himself in the difficult situation of having to give de Gaulle a lecture in Gaullism . |
| 18 | Fran settled herself in the soft leather seat , not daring to glance at the two men in case she precipitated some sort of an adverse reaction . |
| 19 | We finished our drinks and Siegfried immersed himself in the Veterinary Record as savoury smells began to issue from the kitchen . |
| 20 | MAGNUS FINDS HIMSELF IN THE HOT SEAT |
| 21 | In hindsight , it 's difficult to understand what all the furore was about , since Sikorsky only took a minority stake in Westland , but at the height of the storm Cuckney found himself in the unwelcome glare of national publicity . |
| 22 | When we arrived , Mary let herself in the front door and we entered the dining room . |
| 23 | The way people dispose themselves in the available space can also indicate , for example , their interpretation of the relative status of those present : for example , standing up when an important visitor enters the room . |
| 24 | It is pleasant to see the same easy charm , quiet confidence and obliging manner re-establish itself in the new generation of ownership . |
| 25 | Born Jan Ludwig Hoch , the son of a Czech labourer , Robert Maxwell escaped the Nazis to distinguish himself in the British Army . |
| 26 | It was a huge relief to find himself in the big bedroom with its heavy mahogany furniture . |
| 27 | One of the notable ways in which the Spirit expressed himself in the Christian community was through creating unity . |
| 28 | That J&F Johnston find themselves in the Middle East at all is a testament to the good works of Scottish Trade International , the joint Scottish Enterprise/Scottish Office agency . |
| 29 | He felt no call to entangle himself in the ecclesiastical-political questions of his day . |
| 30 | There were those , however , who decided by a quite conscious effort of will to involve themselves in the day-to-day life of such humble if not squalid areas of London ; one such man was Rev. William Quekett , about whom Dickens was here writing in his article , ‘ What a London curate can do if he tries ’ . |