Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few minutes later our train came in and we established ourselves in a first class carriage . |
| 2 | Then our small boat began to go down and we found ourselves in the water . |
| 3 | Last summer I really lived it up because I treated myself to some peaches . |
| 4 | Traffic began to peter out and they found themselves in the middle of extensive minefields . |
| 5 | The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me . |
| 6 | ‘ Bring Michael back before he gets himself into any more trouble . ’ |
| 7 | The grounds were that the work which the appellant offered to carry out when he presented himself to Mr. Burt and Mr. Hughes as a qualified accountant ( and the remuneration that he gained the opportunity to earn as a result ) were services to be provided by him as a self-employed fee-earning accountant , and therefore were to be provided neither under a contract of employment nor by virtue of his holding of an office within the meaning of section 16(2) ( c ) of the Theft Act 1968 . |
| 8 | Many clients like to shop around before they commit themselves to a solicitor and like to feel that they can find something out about you before they are committed to the payment of fees . |
| 9 | The voices belonged to Rohmer and Jimmy Devlin , but he could n't hear what they were arguing about as he hauled himself around the staircase rail , paused for gasping breath and looked back down into the stairwell . |