Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pn reflx] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jeff Winter of Middlesbrough found himself the first guinea pig . |
| 2 | When the show finally ended and the house lights came up , Lucy found herself a backstage corner and waited for a while longer . |
| 3 | ‘ Humankind condemned itself a long while ago to a perpetual diet of catastrophe . |
| 4 | Doogie allowed himself a small smile of satisfaction as Shifty-Eyes hit the road , then he turned and grabbed Pointy-Beard 's tie . |
| 5 | Henry Cecil 's colt proved himself a thorough stayer when running on strongly at the end of the 1 ¾ miles of the St Leger on rain-softened ground at Ayr , but the Champion is run over half a mile less . |
| 6 | The Task Force set themselves a tall order , comprised as they were of a wide range of largely voluntary community groups diverse experience of land-use issues and perceptions of the problems — spanning local issues to National land-related policies . |
| 7 | Now ecologists found themselves the veritable gurus of our age . |
| 8 | Ruth fixed herself a cold drink and sat out on the balcony of the apartment to drink it . |
| 9 | Zambian broadcasters found themselves a long way down the civil service hierarchy and were accordingly poorly paid , some earning the meagre salary of a junior clerk ; certain technical studio operators received little more than messengers did . |
| 10 | Mr Barker found himself an innocent victim and he was questioned and released . |
| 11 | Ukraine proclaimed itself a nuclear-free republic on Aug. 28 , seeking the removal to Russia of nuclear weapons currently stationed on its territory . |
| 12 | Briant allowed himself a small sigh of irritation . |
| 13 | Let us try setting some adjectives of this type into ordinary sentences : ( 34 ) our future chairman smokes heavily Lorraine showed herself a real friend Charlie 's old school has some fine pictures The obvious points may be made : the " chairman " is already alive , there need be no doubt about Lorraine 's existence , and Charlie 's school may be relatively new . |
| 14 | A BURGLAR cooked himself a hearty meal after breaking into a fish and chip shop . |
| 15 | For the mass of Muslims this is a non-issue — though I think British and European Muslim communities did themselves a colossal disservice in the beginning by failing to dissociate themselves properly from terrorist acts . |
| 16 | During his time at the Slade ( 1911–13 ) , Bomberg proved himself a precocious and innovative student . |
| 17 | A few weeks later when it came to the 1985 Budget , Nigel set himself the same goal . |
| 18 | He argues that a demand which emanated from the earnings of export staples became itself the driving force behind even greater efforts to balance the increasing import of desired English manufactured goods . |
| 19 | Fred merely nodded and picked up the paper , pretending to be engrossed in an article , and Carrie afforded herself a sly grin . |
| 20 | Connor allowed himself a crooked smile . |
| 21 | And Judge Lawrence Verney allowed himself a wry little smile . |
| 22 | Now he watched in horrified silence as Donald cut himself a giant slice of poisoned meat . |
| 23 | A lass in Low Newton hanged herself the second time I was in there . |
| 24 | This … . madam of ours — ‘ s got herself a greasy Spaniard . |
| 25 | Forester allowed himself a quiet groan of relief . |
| 26 | BORIS BECKER last night gave himself the perfect 25th birthday present , demolishing Jim Courier to become ATP world champion and end a disappointing year in triumph . |
| 27 | as if to confirm that they had rejected the old emphasis on local political organizations , the new studies gave themselves a new title . |
| 28 | They met up and talked with the carpenters ' committee , who would have lent £3,000 out of their fund of £20,000 had they not been astonished to learn that the knitters had themselves no permanent fund " to answer any demand at any time " . |
| 29 | The headhunting phenomenon of moving teams gained itself a bad name , and it is clear that such a practice is still scorned by many of the most reputable executive search firms and by many companies too , although it is accepted that it happened comparatively rarely . |
| 30 | Nicolo Sabatini permitted himself a little smile . |