Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb past] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 2 | He sat down and helped himself from the coffee-pot on the table , then refilled Lucy 's cup as well . |
| 3 | Here she went to the dressing table where she sat down and regarded herself in the mirror . |
| 4 | I forced the gun down and hit myself on the knees . |
| 5 | He turned away and swung himself into the saddle of the horse that Bravd was holding . |
| 6 | He did what any timorous man in a panic would do , ran away and hid himself within the community , where he was known and respected , and no one would ever guess he had attempted such a deed . ’ |
| 7 | Then she went through and threw herself on the comfortable cool silk bedcover , and lay in luxury , gazing up at the gently rotating white fan . |
| 8 | She went over and perched herself on the ottoman at his feet . |
| 9 | ‘ Someone could have hit him and then he fell over and hit himself on the fender or the door-jamb or the bedpost — ’ |
| 10 | The tall heavy , dark-haired with thick brows too close together , stood up and balanced himself on the balls of his feet . |
| 11 | Hearing the slithering sound behind her she jumped up and pulled herself through the roof . |
| 12 | He could win his place back or put himself on the market . ’ |
| 13 | Whereas I — ’ he sighed theatrically and smote himself on the chest — ‘ am Arab . ’ |
| 14 | Its talons whipped out and embedded themselves into the boy 's skull , using the emptied eye sockets as a means of entry and Nuadu , narrowing his eyes against the dimness , saw that the talons were in fact hollow tubes , thin transparent bones . |
| 15 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 16 | The Mayor and Corporation made their way back and grouped themselves round the cart , glad that somebody else was making the decisions . |
| 17 | ‘ What happened next I do not know , ’ said the servant , ‘ but a year later she came to our house here and threw herself into the mistress 's arms and begged her to take her in . |
| 18 | I ran forward and dashed myself into the water with a skimming dive . |
| 19 | Entering the cafe , the Blackshirts went upstairs and showed themselves at the window , which provoked a hail of missiles from the crowd below . |
| 20 | Alone once more , she walked and walked , and when she became too hot to carry on , she swam again and dried herself in the sun . |