Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I found myself in one of those " Catch 22 " situations and I chose the lesser one , and the one I thought I could defend . |
| 2 | Once I saw myself as one of a brilliant band of aid workers . |
| 3 | It is an error to assume , as I did myself at one time , that theory necessarily exists in an ancillary and elucidatory relationship to criticism , which is in turn at the service of literature . |
| 4 | What 's more … ’ she seated herself in one of the button-back chairs ‘ … |
| 5 | She lifted herself on one elbow to peer at the clock behind him . |
| 6 | She raised herself on one elbow , blinking her eyes , trying to see in the darkness . |
| 7 | She raised herself on one elbow , so that she could look down on his face . |
| 8 | Then she locks herself in one of the cubicles , puts her bag on the toilet seat , and takes out the tools of her trade : a red satin basque with suspenders attached , a pair of black lace panties , black fishnet stockings and shiny high-heeled shoes . |
| 9 | Slowly she dragged herself along one of the paths that led to the house . |
| 10 | Erm I do n't know what this is serious point actually if if you fancy yourself as one of these so called mums and I think it is a little patronizing the er title of a mums ' army of teachers , if you think that maybe you could do that and you 'd be interested in doing that and you think it 's quite a good idea I 'd be interested in hearing from you , all right ? |
| 11 | ‘ We got ourselves into one of those silly situations , in the middle of 1883 , which meant there was no way for me to remain . |
| 12 | We find ourselves in one of the gathering grounds of Edwardian opinion , moving towards a resolution of its deeply felt anxieties . |
| 13 | ‘ We regard ourselves as one of the biggest , if not the biggest , side in Britain . |
| 14 | Callahan had advised me to devote myself to one simple and perhaps impossible mission : to discover the etymology of the word cowabunga . |
| 15 | Those of geometer moths are coloured and patterned to look like twigs and when they hold themselves with one end in the air at exactly the same angle to a stem as other twigs springing from it , they are virtually impossible to detect . |
| 16 | He knew they soiled themselves with one another . |
| 17 | Being able to capitalize part of her pension would allow her to present herself at one of the main building societies with a deposit , to halve her housing costs , and begin acquiring a capital asset that would last with her into old age . |
| 18 | Over the next few years , they re-established themselves as one of the most skilful and attack-minded teams in Scotland . |
| 19 | He seated himself at one end , and Emily sat beside him . |
| 20 | He looked too big for the room as he seated himself in one of the armchairs . |
| 21 | He let himself into one of the houses through the skylight and waited , hardly daring to breath , to see if he had been detected . |
| 22 | Then he knew where she was — or would be , moments after he committed himself in one direction : behind him . |
| 23 | Lunch was provided in a cafeteria and tea in a common room — an environment which sounds uncomfortably similar to that of more youthful days , and in fact he signed himself in one letter as " Advanced Student " . |
| 24 | He raised himself on one elbow and gingerly felt around his feet . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not saying there 's more culture in our family and that Eric plays football as well so that makes us more interesting , I 'm just saying he expresses himself in one way and also in another and we do n't want to be criticised for that . ’ |
| 26 | He hoisted himself onto one of the bar stools and nodded in greeting to the barman who was busy serving another customer . |
| 27 | His breathing gradually slowed as he propped himself against one edge of the desk , drinking . |