Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spent weeks nerving himself up to get a big whale picture , or maybe a dolphin . |
| 2 | They had all been inhibited from plain speaking by the lavish hospitality , the fresh scampi with avocado had been too ‘ mucked about ’ for her taste , while that dreadful black man had insisted on telling her all about his times in and out of the ring with ‘ Big Frank ’ ( ‘ a lovely suit of clothes ’ ) , interrupting himself only to raise his glass of pink wine to Sir Ralph who had , in his opinion , ‘ done us proud ’ . |
| 3 | Everyone admires her for working so hard , for thrashing herself relentlessly to entertain the troops and keep the fans happy . |
| 4 | It looks like she 's nerving herself up to step forward . |
| 5 | Radio assault : A team from South Cleveland Hospital Radio are gearing themselves up to tackle a tough army assault course . |
| 6 | The notion of a tenancy from year to year , the lessor binding himself not to give notice to quit , which was once thrown out by Lord Mansfield , has been long exploded . |
| 7 | The notion of a tenancy from year to year , the landlord binding himself not to give notice to quit , which was once rejected by Lord Mansfield and exploded long before 1807 according to Lawrence J. in Doe d . |
| 8 | Colonel Windsor refilled it , and Tubby took a large swallow before gathering himself together to reply . |
| 9 | Two key objectives : establishing a network and investigator bringing himself up to speed on the French plastic cards and payment systems market . |
| 10 | I think that he was pulling himself down to touch the pit of his character . |
| 11 | Forcing himself not to think about anything else . |
| 12 | She swam and sunbathed , went sightseeing , worked on her designs , talked brightly on the phone with Lucy , or Dad or Charles whenever they rang her , forcing herself not to ask whether Guy had moved in on the firm yet , and then wincing when Lucy said that he 'd made his mark in a dramatic emergency board meeting , put up the backs of most of the board of directors when he announced sweeping measures to increase profitability , cut overheads … |
| 13 | She even started making other arrangements so she would n't just end up sitting at home staring at the phone and forcing herself not to ring him and say her plans had changed and she was free after all . |
| 14 | She set off down the slope , forcing herself not to run , telling herself again and again that it was all right ; that her fears were unfounded . |
| 15 | ‘ Please , ’ she whispered , forcing herself not to struggle , hardly breathing in her attempt to remain still . |
| 16 | Hitching himself over to sit beside Joe on the edge of his bed , Len now persisted , ‘ You must have some place , you know . ’ |
| 17 | Levering himself up to sit back on his heels and pulling her easily with him , he lifted her on to his lap , so that she found herself straddling him , her naked breasts pressed against the sensuous roughness of his chest , with only thin swimming costumes protecting her from ultimate intimacy . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sure she 'll understand , ’ Alice said , willing herself not to touch Harry 's dark curls , not to draw his head against her breast for the comfort she so longed to give him . |
| 19 | She put it in to gear and eased out of the space , willing herself not to rush , not to panic . |
| 20 | Her lip quivered and she stopped dead , willing herself not to cry . |
| 21 | On the other hand , it can be argued that real believers are incapable of distancing themselves sufficiently to carry out an objective study of their own ( or perhaps even of someone else 's ) religion . |
| 22 | During that eight years ' task , those at the heart of it were learning themselves how to pray more deeply and contemplatively . |
| 23 | It was a box , shaking itself madly to free itself of the smashed timber around it . |
| 24 | In many cases , those who had come had spent large sums preparing themselves adequately to join the English ranks , such was their keenness to serve under a commander of high reputation . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm very sorry to bother you , ’ said Detective-Inspector McWhirter slowly , ‘ and I do very much appreciate your putting yourself out to see me . |
| 26 | Erm there are days , occasions that could have sparked off major confrontation with the trade unions binding , the members binding themselves together to protect the interests of one of their colleagues . |
| 27 | Remember , you 're building yourself up to peak performance on the day of the exam . |
| 28 | Robbie lay there , telling herself sternly to go to sleep . |
| 29 | Letting all her breath out on an achingly shaky sigh , and telling herself firmly to pull herself together , that seeing a bride always made her feel weepy and was nothing whatever to do with Feargal , she walked along the landing to stare from the end window . |
| 30 | Teeth chattering , Clare limped back to Applebank Cottage with David , telling herself not to make a fuss . |