Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They just were n't compatible , she told herself for the umpteenth time . |
| 2 | This is crazy , she told herself for the umpteenth time . |
| 3 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 4 | She mentally steeled herself for the long evening ahead , but , as it turned out , it was n't nearly as long as she had anticipated because towards the end of the evening she heard a sharp knocking on the door , and opened it to find André standing outside , a huge bunch of flowers in his arms . |
| 5 | As the Dwarfs steeled themselves for the inevitable assault , there was a loud explosion and the gateway burst apart in a cloud of dust . |
| 6 | Delaney readied himself for the final assault . |
| 7 | I defended myself for the first time : I pushed him away . |
| 8 | Just as the race rekindled Classic hopes for Stoute , the flame was snuffed out for Newmarket trainer Mohammed Moubarak , who blamed himself for the dismal performance of 11–4 favourite Forest Tiger , who trailed in last after coming under pressure at half-way . |
| 9 | Do I want this job so badly ? she asked herself for the hundredth time . |
| 10 | As they began to climb the stairs , arms still wrapped around each other , Ronni asked herself for the hundredth time what she would do if he did . |
| 11 | So what was wrong with her ? she asked herself for the hundredth time as she sat sipping a glass of wine in his apartment in the Barbican some weeks after they 'd first met . |
| 12 | Knowing that it would annoy Geoffrey , Anthony braced himself for the ensuing argument . |
| 13 | I looked up at his face and braced myself for the inevitable blast . |
| 14 | No wonder Edward , in order to protect suitors from ecclesiastical censures or reprisals , made available a new form of the writ which was issued ‘ on behalf of many ’ — ex relatu plurium — in which he substituted himself for the unnamed petitioner or petitioners ; this form of the writ enjoyed wider popularity after the Council of Reading . |