Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One comes across a man who resigned his post because of the grief occasioned by the death of a son ; or another who , from disappointed expectations , turned to drugs and thereby unfitted himself for the offices he coveted . |
| 2 | Carol had more or less righted herself by the time I let her out of the side door . |
| 3 | More or less fancied herself as a fox , the largest predator in the British Isles , beautiful pelt , amber eyes , full and gorgeous tail ; a stink to drive away the timid . |
| 4 | ( 1 ) As he was obliged to do , the charging officer ( at a time when the Director was already interesting herself in the matter ) had told the applicant that he was not obliged to say anything ; yet only two weeks later the Serious Fraud Office was warning the applicant that he was going to be interviewed under compulsory powers ; and it was not much longer still before the office formally put him on notice that he would be asked questions which he would be compelled to answer on pain of punishment . |
| 5 | Glitterhouse are getting firmly back on the boil with the latest from BITCH MAGNET , who appear to have finally untangled themselves from the What Goes On fiasco . |
| 6 | Glitterhouse are getting firmly back on the boil with the latest from BITCH MAGNET , who appear to have finally untangled themselves from the What Goes On fiasco . |
| 7 | Having found a food-source in the evening , they will fly straight back to it the following morning , still guiding themselves by the sun even though it is now in the east and not the west . |
| 8 | She must also become more efficient herself in the use of the time available . |
| 9 | 1815 " The Meeting concieving it to be highly usefull that the Road from Portaskaig should be rendered complete , do willingly Stent themselves in the sum here stated . " |
| 10 | This Meeting do hereby Stent themselves in the sum of £15 . " |
| 11 | They were constantly asking me if there was any news of him and becoming increasingly anxious themselves by the lack of progress . |
| 12 | 1824 " This Meeting being impressed with the utility to the Island by the appointment of a Steamboat to ply in place of the Packet , do unanimously Stent themselves in the sum of one Hundred and ten pounds sterling for this current Year … " |
| 13 | And I did n't feel too good myself as the police officer helped wedge me into its driving seat and tried to shut the warped front door . |