Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb pp] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And her victim had run away , and thus given herself away . |
| 2 | The Old Testament prophets were devastatingly political and frequently found themselves in trouble for it . |
| 3 | It has frequently caused feminists consternation if not dismay to discover that the writer who wrote of women 's shackles was so emotionally and intellectually shackled herself . |
| 4 | The police claimed she had escaped and then hanged herself from a tree . |
| 5 | He was granted bail and then discharged himself from hospital . |
| 6 | Before Folly could take in what was happening , Luke had crossed the room in a few strides and almost thrown himself on to the sofa . |
| 7 | But both found themselves possessed of a consuming interest in astronomy , to which in due course they devoted the rest of their lives after disposing of other distractions — in Hubble 's case , his law , and national service in two world wars . |