Example sentences of "to [pn reflx] in the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't bother would be more honest , for he prefers to have the kitchen to himself in the early morning , to prepare his own simple breakfast and enjoy the first cigarette of the day undisturbed . |
| 2 | He refers to himself in the third person quite frequently , almost as if his stage persona is a separate being . |
| 3 | Annie recalls , in fictional form , the event which led to the rift in their friendship , apparently referring to herself in the third person . |
| 4 | American oil companies ( fearful of the knock-on effects to themselves in the Middle East if Iranian radicals were seen to succeed ) proved more enthusiastic allies than the State Department . |
| 5 | When someone gives you some information , try to repeat it to yourself in the same way it was given to you . |
| 6 | It takes imagination and a lot of practice to read a play to yourself in the same time as it would take to see it on the stage . |