Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also found ourselves together in the middle of the LA riots — two days of mayhem without a cop in sight — so I guess that brought us closer together ! |
| 2 | It is a situation much worse than the one Smith found himself in before the game with FC Brugge two weeks ago and could involve some drastic re-organisation . |
| 3 | After some time he found himself down at the Green , where Emily had not come with him ; and remembered Emily , and decided that he must ask her to become engaged to him before he went , to wait for him ; would she agree ? |
| 4 | As a result of all this , Baldwin found himself back in the Caxton Hall by 30 October . |
| 5 | A moment later he found himself back in the top of the tree . |
| 6 | The ex-250 world champion ( 1969 with Benelli ) had been with Yamaha for over 20 years but after the collapse of Giacomo Agostini 's 500 team , Carruthers found himself out of the heat of competition . |
| 7 | However , with record companies realising the appeal and financial benefits of bands like Sabbath having a line-up as close to the original as possible , Neil found himself out in the cold after Geezer Butler was reunited with his former partners . |
| 8 | He grasped the forestay in both hands as high up as he could reach and drew himself out of the water and on to the forward hull beam as smoothly as a dolphin breaking for air . |
| 9 | As the ethereal strains of Ravel stole through the room , Penry let himself down on the sofa , eyes closed . |
| 10 | Seb let himself out through the gate and Carrie was half-way back to the house when his soft call brought her to a halt . |
| 11 | He listened before he let himself out of the cellar , but there still seemed to be nobody around ; Reynolds felt gritty and smeared , at an unhappy disadvantage if he should have to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation . |
| 12 | Duncan let himself out of the car as Myeloski walked round to him . |
| 13 | Dexter levered himself up from the chair , his eyelids leaden with sleep , and murmured that he had to go home and rest . |
| 14 | Daniel levered himself out of the sofa and stood up . |
| 15 | Convinced that there were practical solutions to the social evils of his day , he devoted himself particularly to the temperance movement . |
| 16 | This surrender was legitimized only if the monarch devoted himself unsparingly to the good of the state and his subjects . |
| 17 | In the same year , the tsar involved himself personally in the foundation of the reformist journal Military Miscellany . |
| 18 | Then she let herself out of the door and walked through the yard , muttering quietly to Ferry , so that he would know who it was . |
| 19 | After six o'clock , when the cheap rate had started , Karen King let herself out of the side door of Aunt Jane 's bungalow and walked the quarter of a mile to the public call box . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm helping to set out the stalls for the hospital bazaar — should be back about midday , ’ she called , as she let herself out of the house . |
| 21 | Then she let herself out of the farmhouse , and started to walk . |
| 22 | As she let herself out into the garden through the kitchen door , she gave a small shiver that had absolutely nothing to do with the autumnal chill in the air . |
| 23 | Ashamed of her excess of imagination , she let herself out into the street and covered the few yards to her car under the trees . |
| 24 | The three words were not a great deal for Carrie to pin her hopes to , but she had a warm and happy glow deep inside her as she let herself in at the door of the cottage . |
| 25 | She let herself quietly into the house , and immediately heard the sound of voices coming from the living-room . |
| 26 | ‘ We 're going to have to do something — because I simply ca n't tell you two imps of mischief apart , ’ Laura muttered , groaning as she levered herself up against the pillows . |
| 27 | She levered herself away from the door , crossed to the heavy old sideboard and took out the bottle of whisky and a glass . |
| 28 | Afterwards she found herself back at the Collector 's bedside in the same churning confusion of day and night . |
| 29 | It would have been impolite to refuse so Elisa found herself back in the sitting room . |
| 30 | MOTORIST Nicky Lockyer left her dog in her car while she scraped ice off the windscreen and found herself out in the cold for two hours . |