Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb base] [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At lunch at the commissary of 20th Century Fox , Spyros P. Skouras ( he who had insisted that his movie makers clear themselves of Communist taint ) asked in his speech where else in the world but in America could a poor Greek boy have become so important a person as president of 20th Century Fox ? |
| 2 | No wonder brewers find themselves with unprofitable outlets in such areas , whatever pub concept they apply to them . |
| 3 | Hard-faced , eclectic and distinctly dance-friendly , DF 118 are Pop Will Eat Itself on bad drugs , Big Audio Dynamite with a ring of low-rent authenticity and much more besides . |
| 4 | Forest Goblins decorate themselves with colourful feathers , often sticking the quills directly into their skin as Goblins feel little pain . |
| 5 | A mitigating circumstance is the fact that few library users restrict themselves to one source alone for obtaining books . |
| 6 | This can result in fast access if the application files lend themselves to this type of structure . |
| 7 | Nor did Boswell the North Briton confine himself to political toadying to London , as he swung from compliments to conveyed slights : ‘ [ Mr Boyd ] entertained us with great civility . |