Example sentences of "[conj] pour [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He took off his shoes , climbed into a chair , rolled a cigarette and poured himself a coffee .
2 He walked back into the lounge , picked up a bottle half full with scotch , and poured himself a liberal glass full .
3 He went to the side-table and poured himself a glass of water .
4 He found the bottle of Southern Comfort and poured himself a large measure .
5 When he was gone Klaus Ebert went across to the decanter and poured himself a second brandy .
6 Carrying the telephone with him , he walked into the kitchen and poured himself a small whisky .
7 Charles went back on his resolution and poured himself a large Bell 's .
8 She noted the flicker of a smile as he came into the kitchen and poured himself a cup of coffee , but she ignored him , turning her back as she scanned the phone book , desperately hunting for a garage that was reasonably near to this god-forsaken place .
9 He came into the room and poured himself a glass of water from the earthenware jug which stood , as it did in all the offices of Cairo , in the window so that the air currents could cool it .
10 He took the bottle of whisky from the dresser and poured himself a drink .
11 When she had gone he took his bottle of schnapps from the bedside cupboard and poured himself a glass , then lay back against the pillows , thinking about what to do next .
12 Tony arrived home and poured himself a large whisky .
13 He returned to the window table and poured himself the dregs of the sherry .
14 I walked across to the bedside table and poured myself a large , large shot of whisky .
15 As she spoke , she reached out and poured herself a glass of water from a jug that was always on her desk .
16 She went back into the drawing room and poured herself a whisky and soda .
17 She got up and poured herself a glass of whisky without asking , and my mother did n't seem to mind .
18 She made a chicken salad and poured herself a glass of chilled white wine , then put them on a tray and took them into her sitting room .
19 In her own flat , although she normally drank very little , she took one of her best cut-glass tumblers and poured herself a stiff whisky — Laphroaig , bought on her last trip abroad .
20 When it did she made the coffee quickly and poured herself a cup .
21 Manningham was in full flood , downing his drink and pouring himself a fresh one .
22 More like the diabolical Guy , Virginia thought sourly , going distractedly into the kitchen and pouring herself a glass of mango juice .
23 The Inner Man PUSH , PUSH AND PUSH OFF Put your feet up and pour yourself a brandy and soda — women want you out of the delivery room
24 Put it into the fridge to set firm , and pour yourself a substantial nerve tonic .
25 Go and pour yourself a drink , love — you look whacked .
26 I go and pour myself a generous gin from the bottle I bought on Thursday and add a dash of orange for colour .
27 ‘ Well , I think I 'll have one , ’ said Brian , and Scarlet saw that things were even worse than they seemed , for now his tone was artificial : he was making conversation about something so trivial as pouring himself a drink .
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