Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb past] [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made sure I did n't put on too much weight and set myself a final goal — to get down to 13 stone . ’ |
| 2 | Tonight he had been immersed in scenes of Mafia violence and found himself the next moment slumped in the Chesterfield staring at silver snow on the screen . |
| 3 | There was a gulph [ sic ] between slavery and freedom which could neither be filled up nor closed over and across which the slave must leap ere he alighted on the other side and found himself a free man . |
| 4 | She sat at the breakfast bar and lit herself a cigarette . |
| 5 | She made a chicken salad and poured herself a glass of chilled white wine , then put them on a tray and took them into her sitting room . |
| 6 | I do n't think he meant me harm , but somehow I hit the corner of the wardrobe and got myself a black eye and one or two other bruises … ’ |
| 7 | It was indeed amazing that the geese did not cackle ; that so many young people held their peace and denied themselves the self-importance of being known to possess a supreme secret . |
| 8 | I strode over to the bookstall and bought myself a map of the place . |
| 9 | She developed uncomfortable neuritis in her right shoulder : ‘ writer 's cramp ’ she decided with resignation and bought herself a typewriter . |
| 10 | Bishop felt the slight weight of a simularity crystal in the pocket of his robe and allowed himself an inward smile . |
| 11 | He went to the side-table and poured himself a glass of water . |
| 12 | Triton roamed the shores raping anyone who took his fancy and earned himself the title Sea Satyr . |
| 13 | Then she moved quietly into the kitchen and made herself a mug of tea . |
| 14 | She went down to the kitchen and cooked herself a large breakfast . |
| 15 | Carrying the telephone with him , he walked into the kitchen and poured himself a small whisky . |
| 16 | She noted the flicker of a smile as he came into the kitchen and poured himself a cup of coffee , but she ignored him , turning her back as she scanned the phone book , desperately hunting for a garage that was reasonably near to this god-forsaken place . |
| 17 | I borrowed forty pounds from Malc 's Mum and bought myself a long black frock with diamanté trim and began to learn my trade . |
| 18 | Seve hit a great tee-shot and left himself an eight-foot putt . |
| 19 | Pete 's gone down to the shop and got yourself a bottle whisky . |
| 20 | Wilson succeeded Gaitskell as leader and proved himself a much more astute politician , able to make considerable capital out of the scandals of Macmillan 's last years ( the Profumo affair , Rachmanism ) . |
| 21 | She dropped the pillow back into place and gave herself a shake . |
| 22 | She kept maniacally busy so as not to feel sorrow and set herself the goal of working so hard that at night she fell into bed exhausted . |
| 23 | He had little success , however , in his efforts to persuade the Dutch that Sukarno was a man with whom they could do business and found himself a reluctant pig in the middle , reviled by one side as a fascist imperialist and by the other as an irresponsible revolutionary . |
| 24 | He came into the room and poured himself a glass of water from the earthenware jug which stood , as it did in all the offices of Cairo , in the window so that the air currents could cool it . |
| 25 | She went back into the drawing room and poured herself a whisky and soda . |
| 26 | Aside from her gold medal triumph at the Barcelona Olympics , Capriati said it has been a disappointing year on the court and gave herself a ‘ C ’ grade for her results . |
| 27 | Unless you are enormously determined , it is far better to make small changes and build upon them , tackling one area at a time before you go on to the next rather than trying to lose weight , give up smoking , avoid alcohol and set yourself a punishing exercise regime all at once . |
| 28 | She got out of the bath and gave herself a mental shake as she quickly towelled herself dry . |
| 29 | He took off his shoes , climbed into a chair , rolled a cigarette and poured himself a coffee . |
| 30 | Rather however than acknowledge that the Irish state , which refused any longer to play the Commonwealth game and declared itself a republic , was therefore a foreign country , Britain proceeded to divide the world not as hitherto into two portions — British subjects and aliens — but into three — British subjects , aliens and Irish . |