Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [coord] [vb -s] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is suffering from the consequences of this accident and reproaches himself for the distress the family of the child is being put through . |
| 2 | In France the representative bureaucrat involved in space has had an elite technical or scientific education and sees himself as the partner and motivator of the innovative businessman . |
| 3 | Asked whether he shared Vera 's doubts about progress since the collapse of the communist regime , Ladislav lights another cigarette and settles himself at the table : ‘ A lot of the intellectuals are unhappy that the so-called ‘ transition' ’ is taking so long . |
| 4 | The American mink normally shuns human settlement and confines itself to natural , or at least loosely managed , environs . |
| 5 | ‘ Speaking the truth in love , we are to grow up in every way into him who is the Head , into Christ from whom the whole body , joined and knit together by every joint with which it is supplied , when each part is working properly , makes bodily growth and upbuilds itself in love ’ ( Eph. 4.15–16 ) . |
| 6 | Mrs Thatcher has a clear view of her role as Prime Minister and sees herself as an activist rather than an arbitrator in Cabinet disputes or a spokesman for a collective Cabinet view . |
| 7 | Actually he simply likes to live a normal life and keeps himself to himself , but in the end he decided that he would do it . |
| 8 | It boasts a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and prides itself on offering a high standard of service . |
| 9 | At the branch of a St Lucia hotel , Doc pulls his face into a welcoming rictus and steels himself for the Happy Hour invasion . |
| 10 | Power is not something that is possessed such as blue eyes or red hair but manifests itself in terms of relations with others . |
| 11 | I was particularly taken by Patricia Routledge , unmistakeable even looking through a letter box , and by Lionel Jeffries for his affecting rendition of : The troops are ready to mutiny , The colonel is missing or dead , When up steps a bold , young lieutenant And places himself at the head . |
| 12 | When waves crash over the reef , the fish swims into a crevice , sticks up its bony trigger and locks itself in place so firmly that neither ocean currents , hungry predators nor inquisitive skin divers can extract it . |