Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was already inside and sitting himself down by the time I spoke . |
| 2 | He had climbed in and settled himself down with a sigh of contentment at the way the softness and smoothness of the upholstered seats favoured his weary limbs . |
| 3 | On July 12 , 1989 , the Grey Panthers , formerly a group of some 25,000 members within the Greens reflecting the interests of older citizens , split away and set itself up as a new political party called the Greys ( die Grauen ) . |
| 4 | Will the criminal have to climb down from the roof ( in which case he ca n't take a lot with him ) , or can he go downstairs and let himself out of the house ? |
| 5 | ‘ Mr Blake ! ’ she said with enthusiasm , going over and plopping herself down on the bench beside him . |
| 6 | Faye pushed the wheeled dinner tray aside and flung herself over in the bed to face away from her brother . |
| 7 | When the radio began to grate , I turned it off and spread myself out on the bed , using the knapsack as a pillow , and then when it got too sharp , making dents in the back of my head , I took it away and lay flat . |
| 8 | ‘ The best thing you can do is go home and tuck yourself up with a hot-water bottle , ’ she advised , pulling on her coat . |
| 9 | She stood up and thought herself back into the Mayor 's office . |
| 10 | Wully Gurk sidled up and squeezed himself on to the end of the seat . |
| 11 | Half a dozen guards hurtled through it , spread out and flung themselves down on one knee . |
| 12 | It 's just a race , after all — if you 're any good , you can wave your arms about while pulling a horse 's back teeth out and keep yourself out of the stewards ' room . |
| 13 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 14 | The feel of him inside her spread warmth through every part of her until her body relaxed completely and gave itself up to the purest pleasure . |
| 15 | He turned round again and propped himself up in the bed . |
| 16 | When the old man was finished we trooped aboard and settled ourselves on to the wet seats . |