Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pn reflx] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | He should throw himself at the Doctor 's back , grapple with him , break the machinery at which he was working . |
2 | He put on his shirt and suggested she should wash herself at the sink . |
3 | At the end of the nineteen twenties the policy from Moscow , not just to the Chinese Communist Party but actually to communist parties all over the world swings dramatically to the left and Stalin is arguing that there 's , there are going to be revolutionary explosions all over the world the Communist Party must forge its own path , it must put itself at the head of these struggles , it must give a lead to the masses by launching insurrections and so on and so forth . |
4 | He could picture himself at the court of King Louis , accepting the thanks of his grateful monarch . |
5 | Many Yugoslav army officers had asked how they could put themselves at the disposal of the government , he said . |
6 | The 36-year-old player-manager will play himself at the expense of either Steve McMahon or Rick Holden , both of whom cost £900,000 . |
7 | He will find himself at the heart of a Ruritanian ceremonial which makes the House of Lords seem informal . |
8 | Together with the abolition of the Wage Councils and the minimum wage , the working man will find himself at the mercy of the unscrupulous bosses . |
9 | RICHIE Richardson will find himself at the centre of another bitter Yorkshire bust-up tonight . |
10 | Turn left when you reach the fortifications and you will find yourself at the back of the Černín Palace ( 5/101 ) . |
11 | Relatively ignorant , inexperienced and amateur politicians may find themselves at the mercy of the bureaucracies , which possess knowledge , experience and technical expertise . |
12 | The volunteers may find themselves at the centre of an even more important discovery . |
13 | The surviving spouse of the most disagreeable , friendless partner may find herself at the centre of a crowd at his funeral , but once dispersed the crowd does not re-form . |