Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rushed in and threw himself into a chair . |
| 2 | After so many years of being on my own I really do n't want to settle down and commit myself to a relationship . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ’ ‘ 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 … |
| 5 | Mr Kelly , a slater-plasterer ran off but found himself in a dead end . |
| 6 | In the face of thumb joints with developing arthritis , I decided to lash out and treat myself to a Silver Reed punching machine , PM10 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She reached out and helped herself to an almond pastry . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Go out and treat yourself to a new revealing swimsuit so you have got something to aim for . |
| 12 | You think going out and killing oneself for a few shillings is normal to a Masai ? |
| 13 | I sat back and treated myself to a cigarette , determined to make it the first and last of the day . |
| 14 | Visitors look around and find themselves at a party , surrounded by chatting people , but their journey takes on a new twist as they glass is tipped , a face looms over the rim and they are poured into the drinkers throat . |