Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | — the C. and A.G. satisfying himself that money spent has the proper authority ( s.1(1) ) . |
| 2 | If you begin to punish yourself mentally ( or even physically — for example , by denying yourself that reward ) , you simply add to your own anxieties , reduce your performance standards and damage your chances of survival and success . |
| 3 | dressing myself each morning . |
| 4 | MONTSERRAT , the tiny Caribbean island that once boasted one bank for every 40 inhabitants , is bracing itself this Easter for a spate of arrests following a three-year fraud and corruption investigation by Scotland Yard . |
| 5 | We ca n't go on paying ourselves that sort of money , we ca n't go on , and Mr I know in a minute we 'll talk about the number of people who attend committee meetings erm and sit in on them , and that 's increased considerably , erm , so I think it 's important that we do get down to this problem , we grasp the nettle , and I , I believe that will mean that we start to look seriously at reducing the number of times members come and talk here , and perhaps we let the officers get on with the action that they should be getting on with |
| 6 | She looked at George , but he was just pouring himself another glass of port . |
| 7 | The man did n't usually comment , but this time , after a pause , pouring himself another cup , he said : |
| 8 | Cranston murmured , pouring himself another cup of claret . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's two things right enough , ’ said Michel , pouring himself another beer . |
| 10 | I 'm obviously not meant to be rich … he says , pouring himself another beer in Spain ! ’ |
| 11 | She listened for the first time in ages , pouring herself another glass of wine , knowing she was drinking a little too much , but doing it out of a desire to annoy Luke . |
| 12 | She got up , fiddled with the drinks , pouring herself another whiskey for something to do . |
| 13 | ‘ Not for a bit , ’ Ash said , pouring herself more whisky . |
| 14 | She was pouring herself more coffee when he walked into the conservatory . |
| 15 | Only then did she give a little bow and , pouring herself some wine , settled , kneeling at her husband 's side . |
| 16 | She was meant to be persuading herself that life was worth living . |
| 17 | Being something of a closet linguist , I was teaching myself some Arabic in my spare time . |
| 18 | I 'm thinking of buying myself some ice skates , I 've been promising myself those , just , you know over the last few years when we have had a , just a bit , mind you there was one year about six years ago were n't it , where we were |
| 19 | She had a tin of photographs which she would browse through , reminding herself that life had not always been so humdrum . |
| 20 | ‘ Marriage is something which I must say I 'm strongly in favour of , ’ said Dyson with comfortable good humour , cutting himself another sliver of meat off the joint . |
| 21 | Others of us have to cultivate this talent , and the way to do it is by constantly asking yourself that question , " What will the Reader want next " ? |
| 22 | Can I hear you asking yourself that question ! |
| 23 | ‘ I 've been asking myself that question , ’ Jenna confessed , but all she got was another suspicious look . |
| 24 | Er , and you start pressurising yourself all day , and it 's the old story , I have n't got time for planning , I 'd better get on with it . |
| 25 | This way you 'll not only get more personality into the room but you 'll also go more slowly , giving yourself more time to think around problems . |
| 26 | But I do n't think they can go voting themselves more money whilst the rest of us have trouble in finding work . |
| 27 | Topics will include : Ways of dealing with stress , how breathing is affected by stress , making ourselves more stress resistant by self observation as a whole person , and a practical relaxation session . |
| 28 | That and finding herself another man . |
| 29 | The wind drops slightly as I am making myself another cup of tea and I like the idea of going out to watch the sun go down . |
| 30 | For if so , you can be finding yourself another shipmaster , for it 's not me that will stand responsible for your mistakes ! |