Example sentences of "[verb] at [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John was capable of laughing at himself in respect of attempts at beautification . |
| 2 | When I peered at myself in the mirror I screamed . |
| 3 | Well wha what he does is is he looks at himself in the mirror something like that and er he sees sees the body he 's jumped into . |
| 4 | Then she gets in the back bedroom , we got a mirror at the back there what was took off one the dressing tables , and she sits and looks at herself in there and she keeps going like that |
| 5 | Piggy believed that he had overcome his disabilities and looked at himself in a very different way from the other boys . |
| 6 | ‘ Have you looked at yourself in the mirror lately ? ’ |
| 7 | Even at this early break in the morning , several husbands had lost bets and were to be glimpsed shouting at themselves in silence in corners . |
| 8 | I 'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT MYSELF THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE 'S EYES |
| 9 | I kept looking at myself in the glass . |
| 10 | Critics of the concept suggest that Yuppies are the figment of the imagination of media , agency and marketing people , looking at themselves in a mirror in their expensive homes in the capital city . |
| 11 | He ran a glass under the kitchen tap , then returned to the living room and , looking at himself in the full-length mirror all the while , stood there naked , shaking violently as if with cold , and poured himself and drank three glasses of water without stopping . |
| 12 | He wandered off round the room , looking at himself in the mirrors and pulling faces and laughing . |
| 13 | So she put the dress on , and thought for a moment that perhaps it was not quite so frightful after all , and then , after looking at herself for a little longer , wondered if it were not in fact more frightful than she had ever imagined . |
| 14 | No , Kathleen thought , looking at herself in the mirror , at her own , pale face , no , she is not afraid , that is not it , Isabel has never known fear . |
| 15 | This fantasy was so vivid to her that she would even rehearse this line out loud , looking at herself in her mirror as she smoked the last cigarette of the night , after she 'd taken her face off , after all the noise was over and we 'd all gone home . |
| 16 | She was looking at herself in the full-length mirror by the side of the bed , pulling great lumps out of her stomach and grimacing at her own image . |
| 17 | Looking at herself in the mirror she saw that her eyes were swollen and her face blotchy . |
| 18 | And then when she was fully dressed , she shut the closet door over and stood looking at herself in the mirror which was on the other side . |
| 19 | But now as she stood looking at herself in a full length looking glass , she could see that she had indeed what the magazines described as the perfect figure , firm round breasts , a narrow flat waist , good hips , a small posterior , and long slender legs which were greatly enhanced by the silk stockings the assistant had carefully rolled on to them . |
| 20 | Looking at herself in the looking-glass on the stairs she saw how small and pink her eyes looked , their lids still puffy and her skin was tired and lifeless . |
| 21 | Looking at herself in the mirror , she was very satisfied . |
| 22 | She combed her hair , looking at herself in the mirror . |
| 23 | When deciding how wide to make your stance , look at yourself in a full length mirror to see what kind of a target you present for the opponent . |
| 24 | Look at yourself in the mirror . |
| 25 | If you look at yourself in a mirror , a pool of water , or any shiny , flat surface , you will see your own reflection . |
| 26 | If you look at yourself in the mirror , you are gazing into the eyes of a predator . |
| 27 | If you look at yourself in the mirror , no amount of willing can remove er , fat around your waist . |
| 28 | There is nobody here who ca n't wake up in the morning and look at himself in the mirror . ’ |
| 29 | I get all dolled up for a party and then I look at myself in the mirror and suddenly chicken out , put my jeans on , ruffle up my hair , and only then do I feel comfortable . ’ |
| 30 | A few days later , I look at myself in the mirror . |