Example sentences of "[pron] presented [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 2 | After another soothing dusk spent gazing at weirs and waterfalls , I presented myself at the Kenny Gallery , behind the bookshop . |
| 3 | On the appointed day I presented myself at the villa . |
| 4 | The following day , having asked some leading questions of our local newsagent — Mr Bales always seemed to know exactly what was going on in the terrace and was only too happy to share his knowledge with anyone who wanted to pass the time of day — I presented myself at the offices of John D. Wood in Mount Street . |
| 5 | After a quick wash and shave , dressed in a freshly pressed kilt and battledress blouse , polished boots and all , I presented myself with the other Commandos at the orderly room to get my hands on that very important rail pass . |
| 6 | I knew nobody and had no idea of what to expect when I presented myself to the new teacher in my new black overall and white collar . |
| 7 | After a few enquiries at Brigade H.Q I presented myself outside the big house at 2 p.m. wearing kilt , polished boots ( which took some doing ) and , of course , carrying the bagpipes . |
| 8 | This moral goodness was not exactly out there as an actual property of the benevolent feelings and actions which presented themselves to an observer as possessing it . |
| 9 | Her mind was full of the future which presented itself as a bright empty space crossed by tracks of her own shining , clear-cut flights , her passage swift and sunlit . |
| 10 | Mr Crum would dismiss ye on the spot if you presented yourself at the warehouse wearing those … those … dancing girls ’ things … probably send me packing as well if I was along with you . ’ |
| 11 | The 1000 or so members of the meek class who presented themselves at the conference , were , suitably enough , unruffled by having been shunted from the Sorbonne to the techno-chic sidings at Porte de la Villette . |
| 12 | She presented herself as a mass of curly hair , decorated with huge teeth and knobbly knees . |
| 13 | While she presented herself as a target , the second galley had rowed against the wind north . |
| 14 | The cooking , which could n't be done before the day of the party , looked like an insurmountable mountain to Paige when she presented herself in the kitchen to help . |
| 15 | They presented themselves to the Cuban ambassador . |
| 16 | ‘ It presented itself as an interesting challenge with a variety of roles in accountancy and administration , sales and pricing , ’ he told BPXpress . |
| 17 | At 9.55 he presented himself at the door of the tall and impassive apartment-house a block back from Great Portland Street in the Marble Arch district . |
| 18 | With his teeth chattering , his mouth bleeding and his hair flattened to his skull he could not have looked less appealing as he presented himself at the front door . |
| 19 | His robot companions were now to operate well away from him across a fairly large room and at key moments in the drama when there was an anticipatory silence from everyone else , he found he had the personal ‘ power ’ , and with some verbal style ( and a high degree of repressed excitement as he discovered he could be publicly effective ) he presented himself as an efficient robot controller . |