Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | After satisfying herself to that end , she rose presently to give them a chance to be together , and to allow Bishop Jon to awaken without embarrassment . |
| 2 | His flesh was red and raw , but even after wounding himself like that , which must have been pretty painful , he did n't stop . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's no such thing as a meaningless gesture , ’ he said , after emptying himself of that thought . |
| 4 | And therefore , if it can really come to this possibility of ministry a sort of , Young Farmers Club idea of getting themselves about that could be a a a a , a , a marvellous boost . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , he had a habit of propping himself on that stool in front of a picture and it must have gone over with him . |
| 6 | Needless to say I 've no intention of committing myself to that particular folly . |
| 7 | So that when you introduce yourself , you are seen as a haulier , was the phrase you used , er , and we , we 'd all need to spend an awful lot of time and an awful lot of effort into raising ourselves above that image , I mean there 's nothing wrong with being a haulier , all I 'm saying is that we have to raise ourselves above that image . |
| 8 | The difficulty lies in convincing yourself of that ! |