Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb past] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He grew morose after that and growled at the customers , it seems — so most took themselves to the next village for their ale . |
| 2 | Can we entrust the future of Europe to a Germany which has still not wholly rid itself of a nationalism that hankers , whatever is said officially , over the ‘ lost ’ territories in the East , that still sees Germans as superior to other nations and races , that still relishes power over others ? |
| 3 | Can we entrust the future of Europe to a Germany which has still not wholly rid itself of a nationalism that hankers , whatever is said officially , over the ‘ lost ’ territories in the East , that still sees Germans as superior to other nations and races , that still relishes power over others ? |
| 4 | and as soon as the panes been blown out , it was such a force , it was blowing them between two houses , smashing on the road , and in the end , once a few more panes had gone that was it the whole greenhouse , I sat there watching this greenhouse , it just suddenly launched itself off the bit on it , over our fence , it went , there was glass everywhere for weeks afterwards , when I was cutting the lawn , oh dear the |
| 5 | By taking certain needs to be universal , classical theory not only committed itself to a particular approach , but also defined its subject-matter . |
| 6 | We should , however , appreciate the close relationship that existed between the philosophical beliefs and the political doctrine , which not only manifested itself in the convergence of interests with respect to social problems and class politics , but also provided the proposed reform in education ( and other attempts to ‘ educate ’ young workers , such as the club movement ) with a certain authority . |
| 7 | After a brief spell of backing the rebel cause , wavering between patriotism and expediency , Bruce once more allied himself with the English . |
| 8 | Regional roots aside , the band always wisely distanced themselves from the now-dead scene — but , as Andy candidly remarks , ‘ everybody said that , did n't they ? |
| 9 | The difficulty was that he could not enjoy this camaraderie without also falling in love with one of the boys , and by doing so he once again cast himself in an outsider position . |
| 10 | He once candidly described himself in an interview as ‘ a manipulative little bastard ’ , but his mission , as he sees it , outstrips everyday politics in its importance . |
| 11 | As Twoflower watched , one of the shapes far above detached itself from the roof and began to grow larger … |
| 12 | Frederick was exceedingly persistent in his efforts to subdue the Lombard cities ; and cooperation came unnaturally to them ; they were used to fighting among themselves , so that some even then allied themselves with the emperor . |
| 13 | The previous fifty years had provided so many alternative and revolutionary styles , that architects and clients alike often found themselves in a quandry as to which to go for . |
| 14 | Although Phil had been slightly reserved in his manner towards her ( Nancy ) , she knew that that was his way and she was enjoying the company of that wiry , small-boned , gently spoken citizen from Sacramento who almost invariably found himself at the back of every queue that ever formed itself . |
| 15 | In the 1933 elections the socialists no longer associated themselves with the divided fractions of the middle class republican government , hoping to rally a broad following independently . |
| 16 | As Foucault ( 1977 : 16 ) put it , punishment no longer addressed itself to the body of the criminal , but to the soul . |
| 17 | Fortunately , the German spirit that found expression in the Reformation , and with it gave rise to the first German music , has never yet fully lost itself in the dominant Alexandrianism . |
| 18 | Nothing is as it seems , he maintains : he never really saw himself as the prototype Cockney photographer from Blow Up ; he sees himself more as Puck from A Midsummer Night 's Dream . |
| 19 | Mr Blue , though a magnificent dog himself , never really proved himself as a stud , whereas Superman , one of six champions sired by Bulli , became a prolific sire . |
| 20 | Curiously , of John 's first hundred Palace appearances , almost half were as a substitute and , although he demonstrated great potential , he never really established himself as a regular member of our side until the autumn of 1990 . |