Example sentences of "[noun sg] busy [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The male busies himself with placing the eggs in a nest , and when this is complete , the ritual can begin again . |
| 2 | Sorrel busied herself fetching glasses while she yelled the introductions . |
| 3 | His mind busied itself automatically with dating and placing this unachieved dialogue with an unidentified woman . |
| 4 | His mind busied itself with images of what this news could do to his investigation if it ever became public ; the newspaper headlines ; the half-amused speculation of the cynics ; the crowds of sightseers , the superstitious , the credulous , the genuine believers , thronging the church in search of … what ? |
| 5 | Behind the desk a single clerk busied himself with paperwork . |
| 6 | Aileen Gillies was all brisk agreement as she wrapped up some food in a cloth and gave it to them while her husband busied himself with laying the fire . |
| 7 | The Careys were also in attendance : Lady Carey glowered whilst her husband busied himself at the far end of the room , totally ignoring our existence . |
| 8 | Whilst the signaller busied himself with decoding the latest message from on high , the Troop Commander 's mind raced back over a fairly hectic three weeks , Which had taken the troop from Hameln ( of Pied Piper fame ) , the regiment 's home base on the River Weser , eastwards to the River Leine and north the River Aller , before swinging north-west to the mouth of the Weser in the Bremerhaven area . |
| 9 | The coroner busied himself around the house . |
| 10 | While Muhammed Shah and his circle busied themselves with amusement , Safdarjung consolidated his position . |
| 11 | A welcoming committee of four servants , led by Nan Ho , was waiting to one side , while the hangar crew busied themselves about the craft . |
| 12 | He turned back , for a while busying himself preparing the food . |
| 13 | The woman busied herself in the kitchen and produced a plate piled high like a cairn with potatoes , and a huge pot of tea , and then resumed her knitting by the fire opposite her husband . |
| 14 | It was ajar and he could see the young woman busying herself with chores before reopening the shop for the afternoon trade . |
| 15 | As he sat there breakfasting with his younger brother , he watched his father busying himself in an unusual way . |
| 16 | The driver sat drumming his fingers nervously on the steering wheel while the attendant busied himself filling the tank , checking the oil and radiator , and wiping the windscreen . |
| 17 | As Knocker busied himself filling the bottles , Herbie turned to his main adversary . |
| 18 | On the political right the fourth estate busied itself in a revived version of the old Chamberlain protectionist pipedream of Empire Unity , as now expounded by the press lords Rothermere and Beaverbrook . |
| 19 | The Commander busied himself with his coffee cup : it clinked against his saucer as he picked it up . |