Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] at the " in BNC.

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1 A system where the user presses a series of buttons without thought and gets exactly what he needs ( rather than what he at that stage thinks he wants ) is efficient but not entirely educational , any more than one so difficult that the user could only throw himself at the mercy of the person sitting at the reader 's adviser desk .
2 He should throw himself at the Doctor 's back , grapple with him , break the machinery at which he was working .
3 He could picture himself at the court of King Louis , accepting the thanks of his grateful monarch .
4 Such investors tended to come in when stocks were exchanged rather than present themselves at the moment of initiation .
5 The style is based on the premise that if you can defend yourself at the eight compass points covered by the trigrams you will be fully protected from attack .
6 He put on his shirt and suggested she should wash herself at the sink .
7 For an instant , Jimmy wondered whether he should hurl himself at the plate-glass windows .
8 Note that you may only select approved versions for successful approval ( except for the package module which must select itself at the same issue ) or
9 On a commercial note , it may well be that the insertion of a landlord 's break will reduce the market rent obtainable for the property , a fact which will doubtless manifest itself at the time of the first rent review after the landlord 's power to break has become exercisable .
10 Just ge go anywhere sh I 'm sure she 'd entertain herself at the shops , she 'd be quite happy
11 This not only keeps it in place , but it also feels nice for your partner and means you can stroke yourself at the same time .
12 The 36-year-old player-manager will play himself at the expense of either Steve McMahon or Rick Holden , both of whom cost £900,000 .
13 Its fragrance is real , and penetrating : but it does not release itself at the first casual opening of the pages .
14 The chief mark of that period was a new confidence in the power of reason , as opposed to acceptance of authority , to discover truth : we find things out , not simply by believing what someone else tells us , but by considering the evidence , reflecting upon it , and accepting what can ‘ prove itself at the bar of reason ’ .
15 At the end of the nineteen twenties the policy from Moscow , not just to the Chinese Communist Party but actually to communist parties all over the world swings dramatically to the left and Stalin is arguing that there 's , there are going to be revolutionary explosions all over the world the Communist Party must forge its own path , it must put itself at the head of these struggles , it must give a lead to the masses by launching insurrections and so on and so forth .
16 Many Yugoslav army officers had asked how they could put themselves at the disposal of the government , he said .
17 Why the hell did n't you throw yourself at the door ? ’
18 Yeah , I shall , I 'm gon na treat myself at the end of each month
19 ‘ If they 're sensible they do and their daughters will know what it 's all about and wo n't throw themselves at the first lad who looks at them .
20 ‘ I 've always wanted to meet you to say something … just to say I 'm sorry , but … but I could n't help meself at the time .
21 He will find himself at the heart of a Ruritanian ceremonial which makes the House of Lords seem informal .
22 RICHIE Richardson will find himself at the centre of another bitter Yorkshire bust-up tonight .
23 Together with the abolition of the Wage Councils and the minimum wage , the working man will find himself at the mercy of the unscrupulous bosses .
24 The surviving spouse of the most disagreeable , friendless partner may find herself at the centre of a crowd at his funeral , but once dispersed the crowd does not re-form .
25 Relatively ignorant , inexperienced and amateur politicians may find themselves at the mercy of the bureaucracies , which possess knowledge , experience and technical expertise .
26 Most London homes will find themselves at the top levels .
27 Horses eliminated from the race at the bottom of the handicap will tomorrow find themselves at the top of the weights for the ‘ consolation ’ race the William Hill Spring Mile .
28 They will also find themselves at the centre of the debate over which sources are published and which are not .
29 The volunteers may find themselves at the centre of an even more important discovery .
30 Turn left when you reach the fortifications and you will find yourself at the back of the Černín Palace ( 5/101 ) .
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