Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | In a playing career that ended the month Graeme Souness arrived at Rangers , Johnstone had excelled himself as a rumbustious centre-forward . |
2 | Arafat had tried to keep his Fatah guerrillas out of the fighting , but when the Phalange and Chamounists laid siege to the Palestinian camps of Karantina and Tel al-Za'atar , the PLO had committed itself to the war on the side of the Muslims and leftists . |
3 | Brian Hall , safety and training officer at Redpath Offshore , said he found it difficult to explain why Mr Eaton had placed himself under the pipe . |
4 | Now what happened , and it was a good procedure because what happened was that if anyone say on a Friday had found himself in a difficult situation , we would then discuss it on the Monday afternoon , er bearing in mind that he had taken it to the foreman and had got no response from the foreman , we could discuss it on a Monday afternoon , the convenor and the secretary would deal with it the following day , and in all probability , without having recourse to take it any further , reply to the man that the matter had been resolved and , and to his liking . |
5 | By successfully conspiring to remove Mortimer and Isabella from power Edward had established himself in a position of unchallenged supremacy . |
6 | Ken had mortgaged himself to the hilt with the flat in Brunswick Gardens , Kensington and after one interminable row following another , he told his parents to leave the flat . |
7 | At the moment of crisis , in the hand-to-hand fighting at the gates of Taillebourg when the decision could have gone either way , Richard had thrown himself into the thick of the melee . |
8 | Nigel has put himself in the right place , and there 's no doubt about that . ’ |
9 | Lenin had been the effective leader in the United States of Soviet Russia but he died in January 1924 , leaving two possible successors , Trotsky and Stalin , but Stalin had established himself in the Communist hierarchy and Trotsky was subsequently expelled . |
10 | Scotland had re-established itself as an independent nation . |
11 | It was not long after that evening there came the sad news that Herr Bremann had shot himself in a train between Hamburg and Berlin . |
12 | Hope had talked himself into a state of indignation . |
13 | The three Miss Lovelocks had seated themselves on the window-seat , their silvery heads nodding and trembling , and their glasses , as Ella was not unsurprised to see , quite empty . |
14 | Pete had arranged himself in the passenger seat so that he could get his feet up on the dashboard . |
15 | Since its foundation in 1961 , the NDP had established itself as the most successful social democratic party in north America , and as Canada 's third main party at federal level . |
16 | Before all that , however , England have to readdress themselves to the problem of defeating the Irish and the Dutch , who beat them in Stuttgart and Dusseldorf last year . |
17 | Hell 's teeth , I 'm just going to phone again , am I , only an hour after the last time — ‘ Little Bina 's got herself into a mess , ran away from home and got her bag nicked , can you come and fetch her quick cos she 's very frightened ? ’ |
18 | Somerset 's cricket director Bob Cottam said : ‘ Mushtaq has proved himself as a wicket-taker at the highest level . |
19 | Stoltenberg said on Oct. 25 that the study , to be conducted by the High Level Group ( HLG-set up by the NPG in 1979 to look at theatre nuclear weapons ) , would report possibly in 1991 ( ie before the 1992 deadline which NATO had set itself for a decision on short-range nuclear weapons ) , and could form the basis of a mandate for a short-range nuclear forces ( SNF ) treaty . |
20 | Although they have said No , the leaders of the Bosnian Serbs have left themselves with a way out . |
21 | DALIAN ATKINSON has turned himself from a confessed ‘ fat , lazy , depressive ’ into one of the country 's most lethal marksmen . |
22 | DALIAN ATKINSON has turned himself from a confessed ‘ fat , lazy , depressive ’ into one of the country 's most lethal marksmen . |
23 | And with a history of political stability , business freedom and international competitiveness ideal for business to grow and prosper , Singapore has established itself as an excellent telecommunications hub and global business centre . |
24 | Meanwhile , the FRCN has found itself without an outlet in most state capitals . |
25 | Meh'Lindi had injected herself with the Polymorphine . |
26 | Harry had settled himself for the night and then felt the need for a drink of water . |
27 | They had left their cabins early to enjoy the fresh morning breeze , and Joseph had perched himself on a coil of rope beside Chuck at the rail to finish his reading . |
28 | Even though her motive may have been a desire to manipulate the situation , her wish was supported by Dr. M. and , initially at least , by Dr. D. In those circumstances I entertain grave doubts that if Thorpe J. had directed himself in the way I have suggested , that W. 's wishes should be respected unless there were very strong reasons for rejecting them , he would have reached the decision which he did . |
29 | Both UDF and RPR have resigned themselves to a two year ‘ cohabitation ’ under the Socialist presidency of Francois Mitterrand . |
30 | Isabella Rosellini has armed herself with a fizzing S and V — ve vill , vo n't we ? |