Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] [pn reflx] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's great to see those guys out here , giving pleasure and enjoying themselves at the same time . |
| 2 | The control room door slammed shut behind Atrimonides as he ran on to the gallery and hurled himself at Christine . |
| 3 | To Hugh le Despenser on the same day , he expressed similar views and put himself at Despenser 's disposal as an intermediary with Charles IV . |
| 4 | She looked into the eyes of this human peacock and found herself at a complete loss for words ; and he too seemed surprised by this girl who had agreed to be his bride : he looked up at her ( she was half a head taller than he ) in a way that she might have interpreted as hostile had she not been in too much of a turmoil herself to notice it . |
| 5 | I was particularly taken by Patricia Routledge , unmistakeable even looking through a letter box , and by Lionel Jeffries for his affecting rendition of : The troops are ready to mutiny , The colonel is missing or dead , When up steps a bold , young lieutenant And places himself at the head . |
| 6 | An oriental girl dressed as a matador wrenched off her domino and threw herself at me . |
| 7 | I walked round the walled field and found myself at the edge of a tinkers ' camp . |
| 8 | Martha , the nurse on duty , proved to be a real dog-lover and insisted that Zephyr could go of her lead and make herself at home . |
| 9 | She charged into the room and threw herself at him , punching him hard with her small , clenched fists . |
| 10 | If the children have attended another school ask them what is was like , what they enjoyed most and , in all cases , reassure them that they are going to make lots of friends , learn a great deal of interesting things and enjoy themselves at your school . |
| 11 | It came without pause , as the two remaining dogs recovered swiftly from their missed strike and hurled themselves at him again . |
| 12 | Asked whether he shared Vera 's doubts about progress since the collapse of the communist regime , Ladislav lights another cigarette and settles himself at the table : ‘ A lot of the intellectuals are unhappy that the so-called ‘ transition' ’ is taking so long . |
| 13 | I hope to show ways you can help heal our environment and enjoy yourself at the same time , regardless of your earning capacity , age , sex , sexual orientation , race , political ideology , whether you 're an individual , couple , group , family and whether you 're country-folk or a city-slicker . |
| 14 | Harry took his leave of Ernie Love the following morning and presented himself at the Jubilee Clock twenty minutes early for his rendezvous with Nigel Mossop . |
| 15 | Provoked beyond control , Satan bayed in fury and launched himself at his tormentor 's face . |
| 16 | They float right through the glass and make themselves at home . |
| 17 | ‘ Piano , Aaron , piano ! ’ she called , and her middle stepson , with his mobile thin white clown 's face , emerged from the crowd and seated himself at the instrument , as Liz called to Deirdre and the butlers to fill glasses and then join the guests for a toast : Jonathan turned on the radio , the eagle-crowned clock over the marble mantelshelf struck , some joined hands and some did not , Aaron struck up Auld Lang Syne , Big Ben struck , some sang and some did not , voices rose straggling , pure and impure , strong and weak , tuneful and tuneless , there were cries and embraces . |
| 18 | Barking ferociously , the big Great Dane rushed from the rear of the house , skidded around the corner and hurled herself at the gate with such force that it creaked under the impact . |
| 19 | At the first sign of activity on the ground floor , he pulled off his jacket and socks , hid them in a corner and positioned himself at the bedroom door , ready to make a dash for the kitchen . |
| 20 | Poor Stevie , unsettled by the cameras , fluffed his chip and left himself at the bottom of the slope . |
| 21 | In July 1338 Edward crossed to Brabant and established himself at Antwerp . |
| 22 | Come in the front way and make yourselves at home . |
| 23 | She dived into the house and hurled herself at her gran as she sat on the side of her bed , grumbling her feet and legs awake . |
| 24 | Julia turned away from the sea , stepped from sand onto concrete and settled herself at a terrace table outside a café . |