Example sentences of "[adv] to [pn reflx] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The top was of gleaming steel which Mrs Curdle rubbed up daily with emery paper , hissing gently to herself like a groom to a horse , as her busy hand slid back and forth across the satin of the surface . |
| 2 | He is on his own and definitely talking aloud to himself in the privacy of his room . |
| 3 | As he began to speak , he seemed to grow less and less aware of his audience and continually turned his head , as though listening to some sound , audible only to himself from the entrance tunnel behind him . |
| 4 | But mostly I imagined you asleep , left utterly to yourself in a situation where my own absence from your life did not matter : |
| 5 | This way she can guarantee her customers that they will have all the surrounding thousands of acres of bush totally to themselves for the duration of their stay . |
| 6 | For instance , someone who acts out neurotic conflicts by committing crimes like theft or robbery may be able to represent these activities even to himself as a response to material need rather than unconscious compulsion . |
| 7 | Dorothea gathered her wits , calm and reassuring even to herself in a crisis . |
| 8 | Why is it always like this , he cried silently to himself in the darkness . |
| 9 | He shook his head and laughed softly to himself at the memory . |
| 10 | When you 're criticised by others , there can be great solace in thinking quietly to yourself about the flip side of the description . |