Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you drive , this NVH manifests itself in the form of tiny vibrations fed back through the steering wheel and the gruff , uninspiring sounds from the SE-FHE engine . |
| 2 | Nizan found himself in a curiously paradoxical situation at this juncture . |
| 3 | So having got back to Egypt ( and he was being harried from one end of the Western Desert to the other by Rommel ) Boyce found himself in a caravan which was his headquarters and also where he lived when he received an order to hare back as fast as possible to El Alamein . |
| 4 | This led to the murder of a shop owner and the next thing that happened , was , Imamu found himself in court on trial for a murder he had not committed . |
| 5 | In war , more common as the Dukes of Normandy used their English kingship to press their rather doubtful claims to the French throne , Sussex found itself in the front line , convenient both for intended invasions and retaliatory expeditions by licensed French pirates . |
| 6 | ‘ Ice ? ’ he enquired , as he reached for a glass and Shiona seated herself in one of the armchairs . |
| 7 | WHEN Ringo Starr announced himself in Cancun , Mexico , he was wined and dined , chauffered and given a week of radio interviews . |
| 8 | Since the literary works to which Ken devoted himself in the long years which followed his brief episcopate were largely unremarkable and unread , the waste of his inspired and inspiring vocation as a bishop has appeared both to contemporary and subsequent critics exasperating ; for his scruples about swearing the oath of allegiance to William and Mary were so nearly overcome by his friends that he asked them not to continue their arguments lest he succumb . |
| 9 | Had he gone to Glastonbury or come back by a secret route to Templecombe to hide himself in the church ? |
| 10 | Everyone started talking at once , and Mr Appin found himself in a storm of angry questions . |
| 11 | So Dustin found himself in the odd position of acting in English , while all around him the cast spoke Italian . |
| 12 | With the death of Olybrius and the appointment of Julius Nepos the Burgundians under Chilperic found themselves in opposition to the emperor ; presumably they withdrew from any involvement in the defence of the Auvergne . |
| 13 | Linda buried herself in the crowd , exchanging words with this one and that and heading for the bar . |
| 14 | While Mary Ann busied herself in the kitchen , and the uncommunicative Emily disappeared , he took in his surroundings . |
| 15 | Thorfinn lifted himself in the saddle and saw men 's heads turn , and the flash of a spear to be deflected . |
| 16 | Rex adjusted himself in the driving mirror . |
| 17 | Their personal safety was guaranteed by an old-fashioned exchange of hostages : senior Iraqis travelled to Arbil to put themselves in Kurdish hands — taking a risk , given Mr Hussein 's record in disposing of unwanted colleagues . |
| 18 | ‘ Are you trying to tell me , ’ Melissa began , on a low note that she could hear becoming steadily more shrill , ‘ that after stabbing Angy , Barney locked himself in the bathroom and left her to die while he calmly washed away her blood ? |
| 19 | Disgusted by the reaction to his last few films , Dustin locked himself in his New York home and became a virtual recluse . |
| 20 | The notices were poor and Ken cocooned himself in one of those invisible cloaks that he believed protected him from any contact with the outside world . |
| 21 | In 1675 Gascoyne established himself in business as a chart-maker at ‘ The Signe of the Platt neare Wapping Old Stayres three doares below the Chappell ’ . |
| 22 | The Sheikha settled herself in the dressing room , determined not to be too far away from her son at any time . |
| 23 | Edward settled himself in his own chair , turning to look directly at Corbett . |
| 24 | If McAlpine finds itself in a position to proceed to Stage II of the IDO registration procedure , i.e. the drawing up and presentation of a Plan of Operations , the Consortium will have to consider the following : |
| 25 | Cary established himself in business c .1783 at 188 Strand in London , subsequently trading at Johnson 's Court , Fleet Street ( c .1782 ) , 181 Strand ( from c .1791 ) , and 86 St James 's Street ( from January 1820 , when fire destroyed his workshop and his brother William 's adjacent premises ) . |
| 26 | Here Alice Walker finds herself in a typical double bind : the cultural and political conditions of her novel are deracinated ; it becomes immensely popular among white middle-class readers who , unsurprisingly , have read few other black writers ; it is accused of assuaging white guilt , of being charmingly apolitical … |
| 27 | Meredith lost herself in the arrangements , and between them they managed to create a reasonable atmosphere again . |
| 28 | As a consequence of its success , the Northumbrian establishment which had been responsible for the débâcle of Nechtanesmere and the limited recovery under Aldfrith perpetuated itself in power a little longer and sporadic warfare with the Picts was resumed . |
| 29 | Angie saw herself in the crowd . |
| 30 | Notably , Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts play themselves in some of the most crucial scenes . |