Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [pn reflx] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I climbed on to the shed roof and gathered myself for the jump . |
| 2 | He flung the bedcovers off and stood up , shaking and staring wildly into the darkness , trying to identify the threat , knowing it had to be the Corsican and bracing himself for the shotgun blast that would cut him in half , disembowel him , blow his head off , send it bouncing across the floor of the bedroom . |
| 3 | He is suffering from the consequences of this accident and reproaches himself for the distress the family of the child is being put through . |
| 4 | In terms of er political views , or even those who have no political views , of ethnic make-up and everything of this kind and yet now it seems that at a time when our police forces above all , need to move into the present day and prepare themselves for the challenges of the crime and the criminals at the end of this century and into the next century , we seem to have some misgivings about giving the Home Secretary the powers which are placed in this Bill . |
| 5 | He straightened his tie and steeled himself for the meeting . |
| 6 | For some strange reason she could n't seem to relinquish her hold on the chain and braced herself for the wrench she was sure would follow when fitzAlan started towards the castle gates . |
| 7 | Accordingly , Angel One had drawn on his ninjutsu training when preparing himself for the arena , with the purpose of springing a nasty surprise on his twin enemies — the Executioner and the Controller — should the opportunity present itself before he was himself killed . |
| 8 | I looked up at his face and braced myself for the inevitable blast . |
| 9 | At the branch of a St Lucia hotel , Doc pulls his face into a welcoming rictus and steels himself for the Happy Hour invasion . |
| 10 | Patients will often be your greatest ally when testing yourself for the first time . |