Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] and [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matilda went after her and found herself in what seemed to be a dark narrow tunnel . |
| 2 | Pylons strode down from it , past a settlement and a water-tower on the plain due south of me and lost themselves in the haze to the west . |
| 3 | Each time I saw you coming dancing towards me along a sunny street , moving lightly on your toes like a boxer , with your slightly duck-toed run that I , a turned-out-toes walker , found so male and so sexy , my heart jumped in my throat and I wanted to run towards you and throw myself into your arms . |
| 4 | But he followed closely behind her and presented himself to her mother with another of the staccato nods he had learned on the parade ground . |
| 5 | But Jane insists she 's still a Gazza fan … and that no-one would be happier than her if he put his troubles behind him and established himself as the best , as well as the most talked about , footballer in the world . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm pleading with you and mocking myself at the same time : how can you bear to resist ? ’ |
| 7 | In those moments , those final moments as he took her and reached ecstasy , she had been able to believe he loved her , felt something for her ; and , though she knew he did not , she was moved , wanted to retain those precious moments which he had just given her when he had finally stripped the mask away and let her see how human he was as he merged with her and lost himself inside her . |
| 8 | To ask for more for herself and put herself in a position of coming first felt too greedy and dangerous . |
| 9 | When she was within a few feet of the ground , the cat leapt from her and rubbed itself against its mistress 's legs . |
| 10 | The men surged round him and jostled themselves to a standstill . |
| 11 | Erm , you could take the as one unit and say , but now a man , wishing to be another , approached that man , and when he found us , for we were not outside the all , he wound himself round us and attached himself to that man who was then each one of us . |
| 12 | Sally Varna stepped out of her bath , reluctant to leave the froth of delicately scented bubbles , reached for one of the enormous pink towels the maid had laid out ready for her and wrapped herself in it . |
| 13 | I gave Becky to them and lowered myself into the water . |
| 14 | I refused to let the nurse wield her scissors on them and put myself through gyrations of a one-legged contortionist to get them off whole . |
| 15 | In general meetings the Director attracted all problems to himself and found himself in difficulties . |
| 16 | ‘ Has anyone ever come up to you and introduced himself like that before ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Has anyone ever come up to you and introduced himself like that before ? ’ |
| 18 | She wanted only to rid herself of the blocks Ewan had inflicted on her and lose herself in a new future . |
| 19 | The plaintiff then instituted proceedings against the defendants claiming damages for their breach of duty in failing to disclose material information to him and placing themselves in a position where their duties and interests conflicted . |
| 20 | ‘ You bring out the worst in me , woman , ’ he said , leaning over her and supporting himself on his hands , one on either side of her head , trapping her . |
| 21 | It moves me playing it and it upsets me playing it , it 's very upsetting to play Alfie , because A he 's such a disastrous man as a person d you know you think oh god I do n't really wan na be playing this man for sixteen weeks but the part is so wonderful and the play is so rich that you ca n't help s sort of s submitting to it and putting yourself in the position of being a masochist I suppose . |
| 22 | It was a bit stiff , and squeaked , but I went through it and found myself in yet another garden , a smaller , even more enclosed one , with higher walls , a bit like an old Tudor tennis court . |
| 23 | He clutched at her and wound himself round her like an octopus , or like ivy , his cold feet in her stomach . |
| 24 | In developing an image , you and your workers , professional or voluntary , have to swallow your pride , smile at yourselves and put yourselves in second place to getting the message across — not easy , not often said , but true ! |
| 25 | When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves , they are not wise . ’ |