Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But had it not been to rid herself of her aura of wealth and privilege which had created her feeling that she was the darling of the gods — although the same gods knew how brutally they had treated her — that she had come to the East End to work , and to live as though she really needed to , and to survive on the pittance which she had earned , without bolting back again to luxury and comfort ? |
| 2 | He 'd just been amusing himself with a new challenge , the new blonde female who 'd temporarily appeared in his life … |
| 3 | What it implied was that BA has not exactly been covering itself with glory in its propaganda war with Virgin — and would do well to change tactics . |
| 4 | Molesworth claimed that the House would not be committing itself to the larger scheme , nevertheless it was not in a mood for what George Bankes called an ‘ extensive scheme to enable Cabinet Ministers to entertain foreign visitors and their friends ’ . |
| 5 | Sweden and Costa Rica must already be bracing themselves for a high tide . |
| 6 | ‘ as if he only happens to be with us by accident and could just as easily be amusing himself at some other job elsewhere . ’ |
| 7 | Sheila Hancock agrees that a great deal of the Williams intellectual showing off was to rid himself of the ‘ Carry On ’ persona . |
| 8 | People are what they are , but some acts are good , others bad , and legislators , reformers and ‘ moralists ’ should aim at organizing society so that human beings as they really are find themselves in circumstances where they tend to do the former . |
| 9 | ‘ If , ’ he says , ‘ the city council grants full planning permission for The Galleries in the next few weeks , it will not simply be shooting itself in the foot but blowing off its entire leg . ’ |
| 10 | Sally-Anne thought that Dr Neil might be a man , and therefore to be hated , but he was a good and caring doctor , and really should n't be abusing himself with alcohol . |
| 11 | Wilkinson said : ‘ I wo n't be throwing myself in the canal over the collapsed deal . |
| 12 | Jennie did not realize the purpose of the mirrors and would shout , ‘ Do n't be looking at yerself , do n't be admiring yerself in the mirror . ’ |
| 13 | Angry Jemson suffered the embarrassment of coming on as substitute and then being substituted himself at Carrow Road . |
| 14 | As Adam Woolf of Crisis explains : ‘ Our perception is that everyone else is enjoying themselves at Christmas with roast turkey , mince pies and pudding . |
| 15 | However , my secretary , ex-pupil Peter Vroomking , was to have provided me with a typed list , which has not materialised … on the other hand , Peter has recently been discovering himself as a human being … and I am sure those of you who are still here will wish to join me in congratulating … could somebody stop that door banging ? |