Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its secondary antennae have become adapted , forming claws with which it digs in and fastens itself to the delicate gill lamellae . |
| 2 | He rushed in and threw himself into a chair . |
| 3 | After so many years of being on my own I really do n't want to settle down and commit myself to a relationship . |
| 4 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 5 | In pure reaction from terror he broke down and wept himself into a deep , swooning sleep as soon as he was alone with his blessed candle ; but when he awoke strangely refreshed and heartened he had his wits again , and could reason about his escape . |
| 6 | He sat down and helped himself from the coffee-pot on the table , then refilled Lucy 's cup as well . |
| 7 | Here she went to the dressing table where she sat down and regarded herself in the mirror . |
| 8 | I forced the gun down and hit myself on the knees . |
| 9 | Another good way of practising the start without having to go through the exhausting rig recovery is to sail along and lower yourself into the water . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She went over and perched herself on the ottoman at his feet . |
| 12 | ‘ Someone could have hit him and then he fell over and hit himself on the fender or the door-jamb or the bedpost — ’ |
| 13 | Left alone , Meredith ignored her shaking legs and managed to strip off and ease herself into the heavy waist petticoats from beside the chest . |
| 14 | ’ ‘ It 's funny to think that only this morning we were trying to persuade poor old Eddy to go off and enjoy himself on a facilities trip to the Persian Gulf … |
| 15 | Mr Kelly , a slater-plasterer ran off but found himself in a dead end . |
| 16 | The tall heavy , dark-haired with thick brows too close together , stood up and balanced himself on the balls of his feet . |
| 17 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
| 18 | One woman derelict told her that after living with three husbands for twenty-five years she had decided to give them up and devote herself to the task of viewing the Cathedrals and Abbeys of the British Isles . |
| 19 | Hearing the slithering sound behind her she jumped up and pulled herself through the roof . |
| 20 | He could win his place back or put himself on the market . ’ |
| 21 | In the face of thumb joints with developing arthritis , I decided to lash out and treat myself to a Silver Reed punching machine , PM10 . |
| 22 | She loved them , and she loved the work though it left her with little time for going out and enjoying herself in the evenings . |
| 23 | Not even the fantasy that one of the Tsar 's descendents was preparing to come out and offer himself as a leader within Russia itself , defying the authorities to arrest him and prove that they had n't changed after all . |
| 24 | She poured a little whisky into a glass , put the stopper back in the decanter , thought for a moment , then took it out and helped herself to a more sensible amount . |
| 25 | She reached out and helped herself to an almond pastry . |
| 26 | And th I 'm sure every one of you have been in that situation where somebody 's suddenly popped out and committed themself to an overtake and they 've got nowhere to go at all . |
| 27 | Go out and treat yourself to a new revealing swimsuit so you have got something to aim for . |
| 28 | With a detergent in action millions of tadpole-like components , led by their hydrophobic tails , seek out and attach themselves to the surface of dirt at any interface and congregate there in order to avoid the water . |
| 29 | He would have to heave her blood-stained body away from the door and then scramble over it before he could race out and lose himself in the hills . |
| 30 | He says you can still go out and enjoy yourself in the sun but it 's important to wear a hat and protective clothing — and to avoid the sun altogether when it 's at its height . |