Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The absence of Neil Lenham ( how many times have I written that , I wonder ? ) handed Keith Greenfield a more regular opportunity to open , one this Brighton beau has grabbed enthusiastically , twice registering 55-overs bests , narrowly missing a Sunday best and forming such a productive partnership with Jamie Hall that Smith found himself at first drop for the initial one-dayers . |
| 2 | Indirect Rule and the evolution of the Commonwealth idea had disarmed much left-wing criticism of the empire in the years between the wars and encouraged the development among British radicals of ‘ responsible ’ views on imperial subjects , which came naturally to bloom when Labour found itself at last in office . |
| 3 | He seated himself at one end , and Emily sat beside him . |
| 4 | NICK FALDO stirred himself at last in the Masters at Augusta National yesterday when a third round of 68 made him five under par for the tournament before a storm caused a three-hour delay that had a disastrous effect on defending champion Ian Woosnam , who had been sharing the lead with Craig Parry . |
| 5 | He stirred himself at last and looked round , to find one even more worn out with weariness than himself . |
| 6 | ‘ She stirred herself at last and wrote , ’ he said as he handed Rose the letter . |
| 7 | She composed herself at some leisure before answering . |
| 8 | Acting on a hunch , I stationed myself at 5.59 p.m. the following Monday , and sure enough I was nearly killed by middle managers trying to get out of the office before the 6 p.m. deadline . |
| 9 | A typically ambiguous attitude towards foreigners manifested itself at this point . |
| 10 | The most dramatic development of the last quarter of a century has been the emergence of the urban-rural shift as a major factor in population redistribution , but in the late 1970s and early 1980s its strength waned somewhat , as too did the pace of local decentralization , whereas the North-South divide reasserted itself at this time after a period of lower significance . |
| 11 | No , Maggie protected herself at all times . |
| 12 | Our hostess scarcely showed herself at all . |
| 13 | Bernice threw herself at another of the creatures . |
| 14 | And more and more she met herself at this hour , too late to phone anyone , too weary to sleep . |
| 15 | In 1983 , for example , Gallup found that of voters who placed themselves on the political left and right , 22 per cent placed themselves at various ranges of the left end of the scale ( from ‘ far ’ to ‘ slightly ’ left ) , 51 per cent placed themselves on the right , and 13 per cent regarded themselves as middle of the road . |
| 16 | All this was owned by the d'Urbervilles , or the Stoke-d'Urbervilles as they called themselves at first . |
| 17 | ‘ Through all the exhaustion and fear of the disastrous 1986 climb , Kurt Diemberger felt himself at one with creation , part of the ‘ endless knot ’ which put him in harmony with the cosmos and with a force which in the end was to save his life . ’ |
| 18 | The Archdeacon accused himself at many levels , not the least professional . |
| 19 | It is an error to assume , as I did myself at one time , that theory necessarily exists in an ancillary and elucidatory relationship to criticism , which is in turn at the service of literature . |
| 20 | Ronni cast him a glance , as they seated themselves at opposite sides of the table . |