Example sentences of "pour [pn reflx] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lorton showed them out and went to the kitchen to pour himself a drink . |
| 2 | He was just about to pour himself a drink when the phone rang , |
| 3 | Thiercelin knelt to pour himself a mug of soup from the bowl in the hearth . |
| 4 | And , to put an end to the conversation , he walked firmly off to pour himself a cup of coffee . |
| 5 | But he simply side-stepped her to pour himself a glass of wine . |
| 6 | Mobuto got to his feet and moved to the sideboard to pour himself a bourbon . |
| 7 | Then , at about eleven , she would pour herself a drink and turn out the lights and sit and think . |
| 8 | ‘ You were talking to Charles , ’ said Liz , accusing , as she crossed to the sideboard to pour herself a drink . |
| 9 | Realising that she would probably be dismissed on the spot if Esther should discover her , she closeted herself in the pantry and proceeded to pour herself a glass of sarsaparilla from the big earthenware jug there . |
| 10 | Ianthe was not the type to pour herself a glass of sherry or gin as soon as she got home after a day 's work , nor yet to make a cup of tea . |
| 11 | Then she and Jack placed the woman in the care of the duty staff and wandered down to the staff lounge to pour themselves the dregs of the coffee . |
| 12 | ‘ Now I shall pour myself a drink , ’ she wrote . |
| 13 | Something made me pour myself a glass of wine before Stuart returned at his usual hour of 6.30 . |
| 14 | He was pouring himself a brandy . |
| 15 | He was at the tantalus , pouring himself a whisky . |
| 16 | He was standing by the drinks table , pouring himself a measure of neat whisky , when she walked into the room . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , I think I 'll have one , ’ said Brian , and Scarlet saw that things were even worse than they seemed , for now his tone was artificial : he was making conversation about something so trivial as pouring himself a drink . |
| 18 | She was so wrapped up in the portrait that she heard nothing until the clink of glass told her she was not alone , and as she spun round she found Alain turning from pouring himself a drink . |
| 19 | Whitlock asked , pouring himself a coffee . |
| 20 | Cheek , he thought later , with his usual time lag , pouring himself a glass of champagne from the half-bottles that he kept in the fridge . |
| 21 | He poured himself a drink . |
| 22 | He turned away from her , poured himself a drink . |
| 23 | And he poured himself a drink . |
| 24 | He poured himself a drink and then sat and looked at her . |
| 25 | He took the bottle of whisky from the dresser and poured himself a drink . |
| 26 | After a moment he rose slowly , poured himself a whisky , returned to the Chesterfield and took a dismal sip . |
| 27 | Ronni followed him back into the sitting-room and stood awkwardly watching him as he poured himself a whisky . |
| 28 | Joe poured himself a half of beer and pulled a chair up to the fire with the two boys . |
| 29 | He poured himself a gin , sipped it , then added ice and tonic water as an afterthought . |
| 30 | Charsky poured himself a glass of apple juice , then wandered back to the bedroom to finish dressing . |