Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We made ourselves some ro is , and when we 'd eaten them , I set out for home . |
| 2 | Benjamin , who had been walking for a month , found himself less welcome in his mother 's room and followed Ruth around the house like a pet lamb . |
| 3 | Lydia was so annoyed at this that she could n't think where to begin but promised herself that Finn should suffer for his insolence . |
| 4 | So and so 's , so and so 's lame , and so and so 's got a big leg so and so caught hiself this morning , had an overreach . |
| 5 | I tried myself this morning , in case you were fit enough to go home , but still no answer . ’ |
| 6 | Lewis asked himself this question as he went down in the lift and crossed the arrivals hall of Terminal Two to await the exodus from Customs . |
| 7 | He crept back into the kitchen and made himself another cup of tea . |
| 8 | And , while they were arguing , Conradin made himself another piece of toast . |
| 9 | He made himself some Ovaltine in the kitchen around ten-thirty p.m . |
| 10 | Back at the house Philip made himself some tea and ate some cereal . |
| 11 | Maxie made himself some coffee and took it out to the patio , where he surveyed the work to be done . |
| 12 | In the end he got up and made himself some coffee , then watched the early morning skies above Manhattan as he recalled the past . |
| 13 | He smiled craftily at Blunt and got himself another drink . |
| 14 | Siferwas depicted himself several times in the habit of a Dominican friar . |
| 15 | As she told herself several times , she was glad that she and William were n't living in one another 's pockets . |
| 16 | She dragged herself from the sofa and listlessly prepared herself some lunch , making do with bread and Camembert cheese and some of the pâté which had been left over from the night before . |
| 17 | I must do the watering carefully , I told myself each day — not make a mess . |
| 18 | Having got this far , he allowed himself another minute or so before confronting the thousand-day journey which separated him from the bathroom . |
| 19 | He poured himself some water from a chilled carafe . |
| 20 | He glanced up at her almost respectfully as he poured himself some tea . |
| 21 | ‘ Not I , ’ said the old gentleman and poured himself some tea . |
| 22 | He poured himself some wine and then , as if it were an afterthought , some for her . |
| 23 | He poured himself some wine and went over to the fire to drink it . |
| 24 | He poured himself some coffee . |
| 25 | He got to his feet , took his empty plate across to the sink and poured himself some coffee . |
| 26 | John poured himself another drink without taking his eyes off Maggie . |
| 27 | Plummer poured himself another drink , pulled his monogrammed housecoat more tightly around him and paced the sitting room slowly , glancing around at the expensive furnishings and ornaments which filled the flat . |
| 28 | Then he poured himself another drink . |
| 29 | Fribble poured himself another measure of wine . |
| 30 | Hitch poured himself another glass of Chablis , raised his eyebrows at Carol expectantly and moved the bottle towards her , but she shook her head , covering her glass with one hand . |