Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I was congratulating myself on my fitness when I passed a middle-aged German couple climbing up — with a good deal more spring in their steps than me . |
| 2 | There I was congratulating myself on surviving the winter without so much as a sniffle , when I was suddenly struck down without warning . |
| 3 | He felt the moistness , felt the narrow aperture , then slowly , her eyes never leaving his , she lowered herself down as if she were impaling herself on his flesh . |
| 4 | You were congratulating yourselves on the fact earlier , I know . ’ |
| 5 | While you were congratulating yourself on dodging Louie , Ambrose had you in view all the time . ’ |
| 6 | On the day arrangements went smoothly and we were settling ourselves on the 1220 ex Llangollen when Colin appeared in person , having done his work in the small hours and put our visit ahead of his sleep ! |
| 7 | Somehow , somewhere , she got the impression that they were congratulating themselves on Martin and Rachel 's failure ; on their very irresponsible approach to Phoebe 's education . |
| 8 | They 've shown opposition to the introduction of L M S right from the start and put every obstacle possible in the way of its success , and its implementation , and yet there they were congratulating themselves on how well it was working . |
| 9 | It was sunning itself on the path . |
| 10 | All she wanted to do now was get out of here because it was pretty obvious that this woman had known Felipe when he was enjoying himself on the coast and there was definitely something between them . |
| 11 | While householders fumed in queues to find out how they should pay , he was sunning himself on an Indian Ocean holiday . |