Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] [vb -s] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The king there is Abimelech , and Sarah finds herself in another royal harem . |
| 2 | The campaign to save a local arts centre starts innocently enough , but soon becomes the target for intimidation , and Jane finds herself in increasing danger as she uncovers layers of corruption that spread from an Oxford college to the Houses of Parliament . |
| 3 | The egoistic destructiveness represented by Goneril and Regan destroys itself : one poisons the other , and then kills herself . |
| 4 | And Liz makes herself look |
| 5 | And Jacob finds himself traded between the two . |
| 6 | The prologue promises a fierce tale of ‘ orgulous princes ’ , ‘ warlike fraughage ’ , and ‘ the chance of war ’ ; but Troilus introduces himself as a character , ‘ weaker than a woman 's tear ’ . |
| 7 | But Kirillov has himself pointedly ruled out life after death : ‘ the laws of nature did not spare even Him ’ — Jesus , that is . |
| 8 | We admire a St Bennet on briers , a St Bernard freezing in the ice , and a St Francis in the snow , these saints were cruel to themselves not to be overcome by the devil ; but Rose punishes herself to preserve others . |