Example sentences of "[vb past] to [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newman referred to himself at the time as a ‘ benevolent despot ’ . |
| 2 | And the thing growled and howled to itself in the centre of its blind struggle . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , you ca n't say he did n't warn you , ’ she muttered to herself during the course of Monday . |
| 4 | A threadbare rug covered the stone of the floor , and a human skull grinned to itself in the corner . |
| 5 | And she grinned to herself at the luxury of having someone in her life who would pay attention , who she could talk to . |
| 6 | We kept to ourselves for the rest of the day , taking food from the buttery and retiring early for we were both still exhausted after our journey from England . |
| 7 | Wycliffe chuckled to himself at the picture he had conjured up . |
| 8 | Wexford chuckled to himself in the car . |
| 9 | Closing my eyes in the gloom I could still feel Helen in my arms and I smiled to myself at the memory of her bounding healthiness . |
| 10 | I smiled to myself at the absurdity of it . |
| 11 | He smiled to himself at the head of the stairs . |
| 12 | Graham smiled to himself at the thought of that . |
| 13 | He had seen the look of greed on Bull O'Malley 's face and he smiled to himself in the dark . |
| 14 | I well remember I said to myself at the time , " there is a lad who will go a long way . " |