Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you were to serve yourself an average helping of cabbage , though , it would usually weigh at least two ounces if you were eating it raw as part of a portion of coleslaw , for example , or four ounces if you were serving boiled cabbage . |
| 2 | She was asking herself the same question . |
| 3 | It 's as though she was giving herself a treat . " |
| 4 | A second or so later she was giving herself a mental shake and opening her eyes again . |
| 5 | Soon she was pouring herself a glass of whisky for breakfast , instead of a cup of tea . |
| 6 | ‘ She was making herself a sandwich in the kitchen and we went in there first while she ate it and made coffee for both of us . ’ |
| 7 | After my fourth or fifth lesson I was able to see that it was I who was causing myself the discomfort . |
| 8 | So did did they think they were doing themselves a disservice then when they , maybe when they amalgamated , or when they became part of the boilermakers , or when the boilermakers started taking in various trades to approach the employers as a as a a black squad unit for wage rises and conditions and so on , or did they they Would they have preferred to have done it themselves do you think ? |
| 9 | His lips even moved a little , as if he were giving himself a consultation . |
| 10 | He murmured her name as if he was asking himself a question . |
| 11 | He was pouring himself a brandy . |