Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pn reflx] at [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 James , who has still to keep a clean sheet , would be disappointed to be overlooked , but he has the confidence and the talent to establish himself at Anfield .
2 James , who has still to keep a clean sheet , would be disappointed to be overlooked , but he has the confidence and the talent to establish himself at Anfield .
3 It 's Wright 's ambition to establish himself at Newcastle but if the future , in terms of first team football , looks bleak he will have to consider the Forest interest .
4 The child flung herself at Rachaela , burying her snot and make-up smeared face in Rachaela 's jumper .
5 But the scholarship was worth only £100 and , though his school plundered its scarce resources to add £20 , it was not enough for the boy to support himself at Cambridge .
6 With another whoop of delight the child threw herself at Jake , flinging her arms around him as he bent down to scoop her up .
7 During this period a regular wintering flock established itself at Chichester gravel pits , which reached a peak of 43 birds in December 1969 and accounted for about half the records for each winter .
8 So it was with no plans for the future that Troy found himself at Greenhill fair , dangerously close to Weatherbury .
9 Mr Ali hurled himself at Conroy as he fired , hitting the shopkeeper and Navid , who had been watching TV .
10 The new partnership allows Diana to base herself at Kensington Palace and to continue to see her circle of friends including James Gilbey and James Hewitt .
11 Kellerman launched himself at Donna .
12 ONE of this paper 's less chivalrous columnists ( a particularly poisonous character called Gadfly , inhabiting later editions only ) had cause last year to launch himself at Bishop Auckland Tory candidate David Williamson .
13 The cultists prostrated themselves at Susan 's feet .
14 With that Benny launched himself at Garry .
15 First a mix-up in the West Ham defence gave him a clear sight of goal , but Ludek Miklosko threw himself at Smillie 's feet to save .
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