Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pn reflx] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sylvie poured herself another drink , smoothed her dress . |
| 2 | The probably crazy Frankie introduces himself several times during the LP in a mad US radio DJ voice , and if that is n't novelty enough to make this worthy buying , then ignore it and just marvel at that great voice . |
| 3 | Chatterton poured himself more bourbon , then put the bottle within my reach on the binnacle shelf . |
| 4 | David poured himself another cup of tea and drained it , although it was quite cold by then and horribly tannic . |
| 5 | Schools run themselves some have left the authority , we still have three education sub committees a major education committee , numerous sub groups and working parties and it 's gone time we recognised the changing world and streamlined the members side of the education department in the same way that the officer side 's been streamlined and slimmed down . |
| 6 | Hitch poured himself another glass of Chablis , raised his eyebrows at Carol expectantly and moved the bottle towards her , but she shook her head , covering her glass with one hand . |
| 7 | They were well aware that before the English visit , and in an attempt to give himself some room for manoeuvre , Napoleon III had wooed the Tsar . |
| 8 | His suggestion that his intervention persuaded the Khmers Rouges not to disrupt the voting may be an attempt to give himself some importance . |
| 9 | well we went on a course , for a week up Newcastle and of course er erm we had to be there for nine o'clock so we had to catch the bus , at the latest half past eight so you 're up at you 're up at seven and you get showered and what have you cos there 's a shower in the be bedroom get yourself all ready so you 're down by about erm half seven , quarter to eight , like so you tend to think quarter of an hour to the erm bus stop which is right outside the door of the hotel we were getting so and we use the bus rather than take the car in daily , cos it 's easier so I and er and of course I sat down and had a breakfast and I thoroughly enjo , I did n't have any cereals you know , I says well er and I had a little bit of orange orange juice , but it was this erm made up orange juice |
| 10 | But Orrell did themselves less than justice and such was their nervous frustration that Hynes , the loose head , and flanker Ashurst were publicly warned by referee Griffith . |
| 11 | SUPERSTAR Nick Faldo proved himself less than awesome yesterday . |
| 12 | Faldo demeaned himself more than his intended targets with an ungracious speech after again conquering Muirfield . |
| 13 | Feeling hungry , Ellie made herself some toast in the kitchen , collected some brochures from the hall table , and took herself out for the day . |
| 14 | Siferwas depicted himself several times in the habit of a Dominican friar . |
| 15 | Ruth poured herself another cup of coffee and sat down facing him ; then said , deliberately , ‘ I saw those people with spears as well . ’ |
| 16 | Very slowly the boy cut himself another slice and began to eat it . |
| 17 | The boy cut himself another thick slice and started eating it fast . |
| 18 | But when a suitable issue presents itself these underlying feelings easily become manifested , often to the surprise and consternation of the new village-dwellers . |
| 19 | truly sir to wear out their shoes to get myself some more work ha ha ha ha . |
| 20 | Truly sir to wear out their shoes to get myself some more work ha ha . |
| 21 | Truly sir to wear out their shoes to get myself some more work ha ha ha . |
| 22 | Truly sir to wear out their shoes to get myself some more work . |
| 23 | Truly sir to wear out their shoes to get myself some more work . |
| 24 | It 's important to look at how you manage you time and schedule your work to make yourself more productive and better able to handle clients , ’ he said . |
| 25 | Later in the same decade , when British filmmakers had lost their interest in international affairs , the same actor , George Cole , plays the inadequate gang-leader in Too Many Crooks ( 1959 ) , a film whose insights into the cold realities of contemporary marriage derives from the story of a kidnapped wife who plots revenge when her husband shows himself less than interested in paying over her ransom . |
| 26 | Helen poured herself another cup of tea in silence . |
| 27 | You oughtta get yourselves some backbone . |
| 28 | After going on the diet ask yourself these questions again — you may be surprised at the difference ! |
| 29 | Now Jacqueline , trotting about the shop telling herself some endless and only vaguely comprehensible story , knocked down a pile of brightly coloured buckets . |
| 30 | SPACE SUCCESS : St Simon 's School at Hazel Grove launched their ‘ Space Venture ’ to raise money to give themselves more space in the school — a new mobile classroom . |