Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you drive , this NVH manifests itself in the form of tiny vibrations fed back through the steering wheel and the gruff , uninspiring sounds from the SE-FHE engine . |
| 2 | Had he gone to Glastonbury or come back by a secret route to Templecombe to hide himself in the church ? |
| 3 | Linda buried herself in the crowd , exchanging words with this one and that and heading for the bar . |
| 4 | While Mary Ann busied herself in the kitchen , and the uncommunicative Emily disappeared , he took in his surroundings . |
| 5 | Thorfinn lifted himself in the saddle and saw men 's heads turn , and the flash of a spear to be deflected . |
| 6 | Rex adjusted himself in the driving mirror . |
| 7 | ‘ Are you trying to tell me , ’ Melissa began , on a low note that she could hear becoming steadily more shrill , ‘ that after stabbing Angy , Barney locked himself in the bathroom and left her to die while he calmly washed away her blood ? |
| 8 | The Sheikha settled herself in the dressing room , determined not to be too far away from her son at any time . |
| 9 | Meredith lost herself in the arrangements , and between them they managed to create a reasonable atmosphere again . |
| 10 | Angie saw herself in the crowd . |
| 11 | As the second show was coming to an end , Lucy sat herself in the makeup chair and made a sullen face and checked her watch frequently , with the idea that Josie should catch her doing it as she finally came in through the door . |
| 12 | To explore the desert , Thesiger immersed himself in the Bedu way of life : he spoke Arabic , dressed and went barefoot they did , and shared the extreme hardship of their existence . |
| 13 | Caitlin poked himself in the chest . |
| 14 | On the day Colonel Hope announced himself in the yard of the Queen 's Head in Keswick , Coleridge , a few hundred yards away , was writing a letter which included the sentence ‘ I have always found a stretched and anxious frame of mind favourable to depths of pleasurable impression . ’ |
| 15 | It was as a result of this new approach that Haslam found himself in the Plastics Division , a more glamorous part of ICI , in contrast to the Nobel Division he had recently left . |
| 16 | Rachaela lost herself in the house as if it were essential that she must . |
| 17 | He had seen the CNAA establish itself in the eyes of many — though employers in the more conventional industries had been slow to recognize the public sector and adapt their recruitment policies . |
| 18 | Fuming , Christopher shut himself in the house . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , David Speedie puts himself in the shop window at St Andrews tonight . |
| 20 | Bullock found himself in the driving seat after Davies was forced to play sideways out of a ditch . |
| 21 | Duncan buried himself in the paper and with an air of finality he said , — Well I 've got my job here and I 'm happy with it . |
| 22 | That is the real reason Strathclyde finds itself in the midst of the gravest financial crisis in its history — not the can pay , wo n't pay' Poll Tax rebels . |
| 23 | Miss Hervey took the reading and entered it , and Isobel settled herself in the chair , the baby on her lap , and unbuttoned her blouse . |
| 24 | After the meal she went on knitting the complicated sweater while Penry immersed himself in the newspapers he 'd bought earlier in the day . |
| 25 | Shelley hugged herself in the moonlight , and felt very privileged . |
| 26 | Did Bonnie enjoy herself in the end ? |
| 27 | Bernice scrambled madly through the twisted wreckage as Anushkia Smyslov lost herself in the chaos , shouting orders . |
| 28 | Annabel saw herself in the role of getting ready to welcome the invalid home . |
| 29 | The Woman gave him one look and then switched off the light and Doyle settled himself in the chair and sat silently in the shadows . |
| 30 | Caitlin settled himself in the chair . |