Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] [pn reflx] from the " in BNC.

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1 At that time the DPKR had only 7,000 members and although they dissociated themselves from the Russian Communist Party , many were still members of the CPSU .
2 Welford said : ‘ He grabbed me by the lapels and cuffed me across the face , but I shielded myself from the rest of his blows . ’
3 As I disentangled myself from the green wool , I had been linked not only to these women beside me , but to those in Canaan and all the other women through the centuries who have wept over the death of the gods of life , of love , and of hope , whom they tried to revive with their tears .
4 She must have known I was watching as she lifted herself from the lake , water running down her long back , the skin glistening in the light cast from the house across the lawn .
5 As they served themselves from the many little dishes , Maura surveyed her companion .
6 Nathan was seated in the opposite corner , one hand easy on the wheel as he helped himself from the plate .
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