Example sentences of "wrapped [pn reflx] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Clinton this week temporarily abandoned his cosy , common touch and wrapped himself in the full trappings of the presidency .
2 After a frugal meal , she wrapped herself in a long white cashmere cardigan that Ace had insisted on buying her , and sat out on the balcony that overlooked the distant Atlantic ocean , and , more immediately , the beautiful gardens of the hotel .
3 Presently , relaxed and generously anointed with body-lotion , she wrapped herself in a fluffy towelling robe and went back downstairs .
4 Still trembling , she got out finally and wrapped herself in a huge towel and padded into the kitchen to put the kettle on .
5 She glanced down at her hand , wondering yet again why the memory of that day should be so insistent tonight , then her lovely face became expressionless as she wrapped herself in the familiar cloak of indifference .
6 in the rear of the trench , wrapped myself in an old Army blanket , I could hear the sound of the German sniping starting up for the day .
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