Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [vb -s] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all the enigmas in his career , Wojciech Jaruzelski seems himself to be the prototype of what the USSR has come to trust most in the Polish military outlook . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , David Speedie puts himself in the shop window at St Andrews tonight . |
| 3 | The Renault Safrane presents itself as an executive express , so this was an appropriate exercise , involving poorly-surfaced roads in Czechoslovakia , the smooth by-ways of Austria and Switzerland , and Germany 's limit-free autobahns . |
| 4 | COVER-UP TOPLESS Fergie shields herself during her holiday in France with her Texan millionaire adviser and friend John Bryan |
| 5 | The owner , Petra Zuidinga prides herself in the decor which is her own design and you are guaranteed a warm welcome and comfortable stay . |
| 6 | MICK MERCER fancies himself as world authority on goth music ; Dark Overlord Of Anal Retention . |
| 7 | Mr Devlin portrays himself as a dynamic character , bursting with enthusiasm and energy and commitment to the constituency . |
| 8 | In career terms , Sir Patrick regards himself as the ‘ freak ’ of the Wright family . |
| 9 | Gibson Keddie finds himself on the wrong end of a tongue lashing … |
| 10 | In his autobiography Reflections in a Silver Spoon Mr Mellon describes himself as an Incurable Collector . |
| 11 | ‘ In my own terms , I would describe myself as a fanatic as far as bonsai goes ’ Cregagh Bonsai owner Stephen Whiteside surrounds himself with the love of his life . |
| 12 | Martin Pawley finds himself in the grip of museum culture |
| 13 | Gwen Merricks introduces herself in Singer World and , as an expert on Singer machines , she will be writing a regular feature , accompanied by a pattern , from next month . |
| 14 | As Mrs Marsh unwedges herself from her seat , Mum wakes up and looks at me sharply . |
| 15 | Mrs Thatcher prides herself on her reputation as an ‘ Iron Lady ’ . |
| 16 | Mrs Thatcher prides herself on her strong and determined leadership , but this frequently means overruling colleagues and ignoring advice . |
| 17 | Except , more often than not , the Second Mrs Tanqueray reveals herself to be a carbon-copy of the first one in almost every way but one and that 's only until the new Tanqueray brood arrives , whereupon Lothario takes to ringing up the first Mrs T to say ‘ Where did we go wrong ? ’ |
| 18 | Joseph Losey enjoys himself with Monica Vitti while filming Modesty Blaise ( 1966 ) |
| 19 | Shetland 's own Norman Lamont fortifies himself with nothing stronger than Scottish spring water . |
| 20 | The Sutcliffe Studio prides itself on its broadcast quality camera work and this presents an attractive film of this part of Wales . |
| 21 | IAN McCANN grins himself to death for a cosy tour round the home of BILLY BRAGG , THE HOUSEMARTINS , THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH and recent recruits THE FRANK & WALTERS |
| 22 | Sheila Whelan prepares herself for another day 's work . |
| 23 | Thinking woman 's pin-up Inspector Morse finds himself in sunnier climes for a new series of ITV 's most popular detective drama . |
| 24 | But then Alton Towers prides itself on not being a theme park . |
| 25 | She squeezes again , and this time a great glob of Teint Naturel extrudes itself from the narrow aperture on to her middle finger . |
| 26 | TONI Halliday sees herself as a hard NorthEast woman . |
| 27 | In this reading of things , each bureaucracy has become adept at marking out turf and advancing its own interests , whilst the Party-State leadership finds itself in the position of ‘ broker ’ between contending interests and ‘ constituencies ’ . |
| 28 | I 'm afraid Major Berger sees himself as his own man . |
| 29 | Not many people know that Nick Faldo fancies himself as a comedian and a practical joker . |
| 30 | CHRIS EUBANK finds himself in a predicament after his successful WBO super-middleweight title defence against Ohio veteran , Lindell Holmes , at Olympia , London . |