Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was ridiculous that he should think of lowering himself through the floor of the carriage , that he should contemplate hanging for moments or minutes beneath the train , that he should consider allowing himself to fall on to the frozen stones between the wheels . |
| 2 | He opened the connecting door to the garage and stepped quickly into the darkness , feeling his way around the car and to the sliding door , which he moved open a few inches , allowing himself to slip out into the night . |
| 3 | Robyn took a deep breath and then twisted around determinedly , forcing herself to slide precariously towards the edge of the stone rim . |
| 4 | You 're just tired and exhausted , she told herself firmly , forcing herself to walk calmly across the room to hand him a glass . |
| 5 | Natural selection is all about the differential success of rival DNA in getting itself transmitted vertically in the species archives . |
| 6 | That left her free to play at being married which consisted of getting herself done up to the nines and visiting her friends all day , now and again taking the baby , all nice and clean , out in her pram . |
| 7 | ‘ The frills fell off , ’ retorted Meredith cheerfully , willing herself to walk normally across the room and suffer his amused appraisal . |
| 8 | were writing , however , there has emerged an argument that capital is actually increasingly finding itself drawn back to the European countries . |
| 9 | She thought of the dream she had sometimes in which she was leaning over a bridge and watching herself drown , watching herself slip down under the clear water and not giving a damn . |