Example sentences of "[coord] busy [pn reflx] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel himself vacillated between belief in and total rejection of death , and busied himself with sorting out his desk and jettisoning surplus papers . |
| 2 | He walked round the back of the car and busied himself with the boot . |
| 3 | The little shop had been arranged as what I have seen described as a mini-hypermarket , so I found a basket and busied myself with collecting what supplies I thought I might need for the next couple of days . |
| 4 | Doreen turned her broad kindly face away and busied herself with dinner preparations . |
| 5 | She felt the beginnings of a disastrous blush and busied herself with a dirty mark on the window , getting out her handkerchief and scrubbing , her back to Louise . |
| 6 | Ianthe flushed and busied herself with the coffee tray . |
| 7 | Then I will retire to some ruined mosque , repair it , and busy myself with my studies . ’ |
| 8 | She did not turn round but busied herself with placing a palmful of incense into the censer and lighting it . |