Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [vb past] [pn reflx] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked into the eyes of this human peacock and found herself at a complete loss for words ; and he too seemed surprised by this girl who had agreed to be his bride : he looked up at her ( she was half a head taller than he ) in a way that she might have interpreted as hostile had she not been in too much of a turmoil herself to notice it . |
| 2 | I walked round the walled field and found myself at the edge of a tinkers ' camp . |
| 3 | Harry took his leave of Ernie Love the following morning and presented himself at the Jubilee Clock twenty minutes early for his rendezvous with Nigel Mossop . |
| 4 | ‘ Piano , Aaron , piano ! ’ she called , and her middle stepson , with his mobile thin white clown 's face , emerged from the crowd and seated himself at the instrument , as Liz called to Deirdre and the butlers to fill glasses and then join the guests for a toast : Jonathan turned on the radio , the eagle-crowned clock over the marble mantelshelf struck , some joined hands and some did not , Aaron struck up Auld Lang Syne , Big Ben struck , some sang and some did not , voices rose straggling , pure and impure , strong and weak , tuneful and tuneless , there were cries and embraces . |
| 5 | Barking ferociously , the big Great Dane rushed from the rear of the house , skidded around the corner and hurled herself at the gate with such force that it creaked under the impact . |
| 6 | At the first sign of activity on the ground floor , he pulled off his jacket and socks , hid them in a corner and positioned himself at the bedroom door , ready to make a dash for the kitchen . |
| 7 | Poor Stevie , unsettled by the cameras , fluffed his chip and left himself at the bottom of the slope . |
| 8 | Julia turned away from the sea , stepped from sand onto concrete and settled herself at a terrace table outside a café . |