Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they forgot to knock at the door and make themselves known to the people inside . |
| 2 | I did n't bother to switch off the tape , and found myself listening to a religious programme , which suggested that suffering , guilt and penance is the path towards righteousness . |
| 3 | The other teenage boys in the room were obviously heated with drugs and talk of women , for Amal was pounced upon by several boys at once and found herself pinned to the floor . |
| 4 | She is never entirely comfortable until she has surveyed those before her , put them mentally in their places and seen herself rise to the top in doing so . |
| 5 | You advertise it in libraries , schools and local newspapers and find yourself reading to an audience of about thirty five . |
| 6 | Alyssia nodded and stepped inside out of the rain , allowing herself to be helped out of her jacket , and finding herself responding to the girl 's general comments about the weather . |
| 7 | I felt quite embarrassed and excused myself to go to the cloakroom . |
| 8 | Claudia Yeo closed her eyes and forced herself to speak to the empty space behind the desk . |
| 9 | And you 're gon na come out and find yourself stuck to the wall ! |
| 10 | What was her daily rationale but to keep herself tuned to a pitch , taut as a bowstring ? |