Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of them were sitting forward in their seats , as if bracing themselves for a collision . |
| 2 | The eagles talked less now and fell into their own thoughts as if preparing themselves for the dark months ahead . |
| 3 | Oswald sat up , shaking his head as if freeing himself from a trance . |
| 4 | Slowly , the guide bent down , as if to steel himself for the fight . |
| 5 | ‘ No , no , ’ the Finnish detective said , shaking his head as if to rid himself of the last remnants of misunderstanding . |
| 6 | For a moment , he almost wished he were at home , but then he shook his head as if to rid himself of the thought . |
| 7 | It snorted , and carefully raised its hind leg and straightened it as if to rid itself of an encumbrance . |
| 8 | That ’ s our stupidity , ’ he said sadly as if unburdening himself of a great guilt . |
| 9 | In contrast , the Dionysiac chorus , like unconscious actors , enter into and lose themselves in the characters that their collective ecstasy impels them to conjure up . |
| 10 | That was a bit of a shock , cos I was dreaming about summat about a train and Marie going away , and then suddenly I came to and found myself in the station . |