Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keith Lascelles took my hand , squeezing it reassuringly as he led me across the stage , up the wide stairway dividing the orchestra , and left me to arrange myself on the rostrum . |
| 2 | As I do not , as a rule , take alcohol , the one glass of sherry I had with lunch enabled me to enjoy myself with the other guests . |
| 3 | He had a feeling that Maidstone mentioned them to vindicate himself in the eyes of others . |
| 4 | He knew how easy it was for someone to conceal himself amongst the clutter of hanging garments , unseen and unsuspected , while even grown-ups went about their business in ignorance of his presence . |
| 5 | His plea was well received by his listeners who , if they did not quite accept his characterisation of the present moment as a ‘ cultural war ’ between the advocates of free expression and individuals he referred to as ‘ know-nothings ’ , nonetheless were happy , even relieved , to have something resembling moral high ground from which to defend themselves in the controversy and even take the battle back to the ‘ enemy ’ . |
| 6 | Even if you do n't want to go back to your ex-wife , counselling may help you to free yourself from the past . |
| 7 | No matter , because we 're asking you to project yourself into the very heart of the Swinging Sixties myth — into the lives of the |
| 8 | Reassuringly our lavish homes allow you to pamper yourself in the most delightful ways … |
| 9 | Others , however , felt a similar shudder at the thought of telling and discussing the political jokes about contemporary leaders of the modern Arab World and advised me to confine myself to the days of the Prophet and the early imams . |
| 10 | It was difficult for me to put myself in the Guérigny frame of mind , to accommodate both the knowledge of a beloved 's death and the sense of her imminent return . |
| 11 | However , Tsar Nicholas II did everything to discredit itself in the public eyes instead of cooperating with his nation he withdrew further from realities . |
| 12 | He 's been lucky of course , in that respect , in that he has had something to occupy himself over the last few months as far as the Gulf war is concerned , and in that respect , of course , I think I do n't I think it would be very difficult to fault him . |
| 13 | It would be professionally improper for them to interest themselves in the social or leisure activities of their pupils ; and it would be unsuitable to their professionalism if they were involved in purely supervisory or ancillary duties , which are carried out , where necessary , by unqualified assistants . |
| 14 | " You want me to flaunt meself before the face of the Holy Virgin in some flimsy shift which leaves no man doubt as to what 's beneath it ? |
| 15 | Without communicating criticism , David was able to convey to Julia something which helped her to see herself through the eyes of others . |
| 16 | Her smile , as she gazed into the camera , was wry and mocking , as though it amused her to find herself in the traditional pose of a mother . |
| 17 | Where it did not , how far did it allow him to assert himself against the trustee and the property he had acquired in place of the object under trust ? |
| 18 | Encourage her to put herself in the other person 's shoes with explanations and reasons along the lines of : ‘ How would you feel if … ? ’ |
| 19 | But this had never required him to put himself in the spotlight . |
| 20 | ‘ I suppose I 'd better see who it is , ’ he said savagely as she rolled away from him , allowing him to ease himself off the bed to gather his trousers from the floor . |
| 21 | She took the cup of tea-bag Indian and allowed him to settle himself at the large deal table covered with music scores . |
| 22 | The sheer beauty of their surroundings helped her to distance herself from the unsettling vibrations between them . |
| 23 | Personally , I 'd tell her to get herself down the road in double-quick time . ’ |
| 24 | To expect her to bury herself in the back of beyond , away from all her friends with just Penry Vaughan for company , constituted adequate grounds for divorce in her view . ’ |
| 25 | Alfonso took the oath , but he never forgave Rodrigo for forcing him to humble himself before the rest of his vassals . |
| 26 | I think there was a driving need in him to push himself to the limits , and there was a purity in the desert and in the Arabs as a race which appealed to him . ’ |
| 27 | From a sitting position he rubbed and thumped the leg until it responded sufficiently for him to drag himself to the bathroom . |
| 28 | He had rightly judged that it would have been unwise for him to associate himself with the movement of the Earl of Lancaster or with Rent 's conspiracy . |
| 29 | I did n't go into the parents ' room but went on beyond it to find myself in the rear part of the carriage , at the very end of the train . |
| 30 | But by telling them to take themselves on the bikes it keeps them occupied . ’ |