Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of this alters the fact that it is possible to use these adjectives with a tense value distinctively different from that of the preceding verb ; see ( 51 ) and the contrast in ( 52 ) : ( 51 ) we all know Cerrutty to have been fortunate ( 52 ) ( a ) in the test my men showed themselves alert ( b ) in the test my men showed themselves to have been alert In ( 52 ) , ( a ) would naturally be suitable when the men respond promptly during the test , and ( b ) when , for instance , they had been alert in paying attention to instructions given at some time before the test . |
| 2 | None of this alters the fact that it is possible to use these adjectives with a tense value distinctively different from that of the preceding verb ; see ( 51 ) and the contrast in ( 52 ) : ( 51 ) we all know Cerrutty to have been fortunate ( 52 ) ( a ) in the test my men showed themselves alert ( b ) in the test my men showed themselves to have been alert In ( 52 ) , ( a ) would naturally be suitable when the men respond promptly during the test , and ( b ) when , for instance , they had been alert in paying attention to instructions given at some time before the test . |
| 3 | Now , my students find themselves coping with the intricacies of the Negotiator/ Interpreter oral assessments of an examination syllabus with which they are not familiar after only a fortnight into the course . |
| 4 | While one has to admire the contortions into which employers forced themselves to go to prove that their current practice was rational , coherent and best for all concerned , one feels they do protest too much . |
| 5 | ‘ But I would n't — I did n't — ’ Polly cried , then broke off , fastening her lower lip between her teeth to stop herself venting her frustration and growing fear on the man opposite . |
| 6 | She tried to follow and almost fell down the stairs , gritting her teeth to prevent herself passing out . |
| 7 | She pulled away a little , opening her eyes to find herself cradled on Penry 's lap like a child . |
| 8 | Perhaps I have just become too comfortable with the cheering notion that women are far too busy getting on with their careers and their lives to crucify themselves worrying about ragged cuticles or the size of their ankles . |
| 9 | But whenever Angus and his daughter went out in the boat fishing for their lives to keep themselves fed , it seemed that a seal swam in front of the boat and lead them towards the places where the fishes were thickest in the sea in that part of the coast . |
| 10 | There was a group of children in our sample who either because they could still remember harsh treatment at the hands of a parent , or because their parents had themselves ceased contact , deserted them , or showed no interest in them , had no desire to meet the parents or maintain a link . |
| 11 | Darlington argues persuasively that Marx believed the process of evolution to be by direct Lamarkian and not by indirect Darwinian , or selective means : that is to say , that the environment in which individuals found themselves operated directly upon them to adjust them to it and that the adjustments were transmitted by them to the next generation ; and not that , fortuitous mutations having occurred in the genetic package , they would when favourable equip the mutant for greater success in the given environment than the unmutated form could achieve . |
| 12 | The impediment in their speech will remain and their difficulties to make themselves understood by the man in the street will be with them for ever . |
| 13 | Henna for their hair and erm , the men put oil on their bodies to make themselves look better , you know , more attractive to the female 's and , so I think erm , we 've always strived to improve ourselves our appearances . |
| 14 | Labelled ‘ bankrupt ’ the whole family which had been at one with their neighbours found themselves set apart . |
| 15 | Three thirty-something friends find themselves locked into relationships with a broad selection of female stereotypes . |
| 16 | At Board/WEA level , as neither body wished the impasse with which members found themselves confronted to continue interminably Hickson met Green informally . |
| 17 | For example , when a work is constructed in order to lay bare all its devices form itself becomes the content . |
| 18 | The Khan 's gaze started at his feet and travelled slowly up his body so that by the time their eyes met the Khan was leaning back and holding on to his knees to stop himself falling over . |
| 19 | The President underwent an extensive medical examination on May 21 during which his doctors declared themselves satisfied with the progress of his treatment . |
| 20 | Ibn Fayoud clenched his fists to stop himself trembling . |
| 21 | He fixes her with his eyes , all eager deferential intelligence , while his hands busy themselves rolling a joint . |
| 22 | Lay your pipelines to give yourself access to the clear light of understanding , through prayer and guidance from within . |
| 23 | Gradually the combined armies in France managed to gain more than a toehold on French soil and started to advance , and our aircrews found themselves flying over more and more territory which was in friendly hands , so therefore the casualty rate in Bomber Command dropped dramatically . |