Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jeff Winter of Middlesbrough found himself the first guinea pig . |
| 2 | When the show finally ended and the house lights came up , Lucy found herself a backstage corner and waited for a while longer . |
| 3 | ‘ Humankind condemned itself a long while ago to a perpetual diet of catastrophe . |
| 4 | Doogie allowed himself a small smile of satisfaction as Shifty-Eyes hit the road , then he turned and grabbed Pointy-Beard 's tie . |
| 5 | Ruth fixed herself a cold drink and sat out on the balcony of the apartment to drink it . |
| 6 | Mr Barker found himself an innocent victim and he was questioned and released . |
| 7 | Ukraine proclaimed itself a nuclear-free republic on Aug. 28 , seeking the removal to Russia of nuclear weapons currently stationed on its territory . |
| 8 | Briant allowed himself a small sigh of irritation . |
| 9 | Let us try setting some adjectives of this type into ordinary sentences : ( 34 ) our future chairman smokes heavily Lorraine showed herself a real friend Charlie 's old school has some fine pictures The obvious points may be made : the " chairman " is already alive , there need be no doubt about Lorraine 's existence , and Charlie 's school may be relatively new . |
| 10 | A few weeks later when it came to the 1985 Budget , Nigel set himself the same goal . |
| 11 | Fred merely nodded and picked up the paper , pretending to be engrossed in an article , and Carrie afforded herself a sly grin . |
| 12 | Connor allowed himself a crooked smile . |
| 13 | Now he watched in horrified silence as Donald cut himself a giant slice of poisoned meat . |
| 14 | A lass in Low Newton hanged herself the second time I was in there . |
| 15 | Consequently , instead of being censured , Mr Reed finds himself a heroic front-runner in the 1991 Guttersnipe Man Of The Year contest . |
| 16 | Nicolo Sabatini permitted himself a little smile . |
| 17 | Morse permitted himself a gentle grin : ‘ What date did the tour start ? ’ |
| 18 | Just before he resigned in January Mr Peckford made himself a laughing stock for the C$20m ( $17m ) he poured into a huge complex for growing cucumbers . |
| 19 | Dr Sasaki found himself the only doctor in the hospital who was unhurt . |
| 20 | Arthur Kobold cut himself a generous wedge and thrust the better part of it into his mouth . |
| 21 | Johnson lit himself a fresh cigarette from the butt end of the one he was smoking . |
| 22 | Trotsky set himself the dangerous task of explaining how not only the state but also the Party had come to be excessively bureaucratized . |
| 23 | Private Boyd allowed herself a raised eyebrow as she went by . |
| 24 | Luce gave herself a mental shake . |
| 25 | DUBLINER Martin Sludds gave himself a major boost with a sparkling 68 over the hugely demanding K Club course at Straffan , to lead the Smurfit Irish PGA Championship by four shots at the halfway stage . |
| 26 | Flaubert allows himself a private smile : ‘ It represented the Republic , or Progress , or Civilisation , in the figure of Jesus Christ , driving a locomotive through a virgin forest . ’ |
| 27 | Once we were inside the car , Quiggers allowed himself a full-blooded sneer . |
| 28 | Charles poured himself a large slug of whisky and downed it . |
| 29 | Cranston poured himself a generous goblet of wine and seized a small white loaf the cook had left to cool on the kitchen table . |
| 30 | DAVID Sinclair made himself the ideal employee when he filled in an application form for a sales job , a court heard yesterday . |