Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [pn reflx] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he is afraid of compromising himself in the eyes of Messrs Goupil and Co by keeping in touch with me , is his position with those gentlemen so shaky and unstable that he is obliged to be so careful ? ’ |
| 2 | This is a noisy , rumbustious film that 's prone to burying itself in hails of gunshots and sheets of flame . |
| 3 | And certainly some Libyans , fearful of showing themselves in need of education , were willing to accept an officer 's definition of the rules which governed their transactions . |
| 4 | CAB advisers are accustomed to finding themselves in the position of mediators , and although they usually sit comfortably in this role , many dislike the role of mediator between client , Department of Social Security and charity foundations that has been thrust upon them . |
| 5 | With whom did I feel most open and confident about expressing myself in words ? |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't be silly , why do something stupid like hurling yourself in front of a train , ’ the thoughts crowded his mind . |
| 7 | If you feel very inhibited by the artificiality of the situation you will give a very inaccurate impression of the sort of person you really are , perhaps even overcompensating for nerves by being too gregarious and obvious and making it clear that you are not good at handling yourself in a social situation . |
| 8 | In the most serious cases , a field man will always be concerned with covering himself in deciding whether or not to take a formal sample . |
| 9 | The ultimate accolade caps a dramatic rise for Platt who was rejected by Manchester United before establishing himself in the game with Crewe , then joining Taylor at Aston Villa and then going onto Juventus via Bari . |
| 10 | The intellectual influence of the barbarians was , however , felt in the Hellenistic world only to the extent to which they were capable of expressing themselves in Greek . |
| 11 | They are not capable of organizing themselves in a directional , creative manner . |
| 12 | But dumb animals are incapable of considering themselves in this light ; which is not to imply that human beings always do , only that they can normally be expected to if required . |
| 13 | Many of us will have had the experience at some time or other of finding ourselves in classrooms ostensibly to help individual children overcome their difficulties , but realising that in fact the problems are more to do with the way the lesson is being presented , with the resources and teaching strategies being used or with the demands being made , than with any specific problems our pupils may have . |
| 14 | He had a fraction of a second to be surprised at finding himself in the middle of all this traffic , when up there , that was his road , up there , that 's where he should have been by now . |