Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The civil rights marches created an opportunity for Ian Paisley to put himself at the head of plebeian Protestant resistance to the civil rights movement . |
| 2 | He was awakened just before noon by the Master of Novices who announced that a message had come from John Benstede asking for Corbett to present himself at the castle immediately . |
| 3 | McCoist flung himself at the ball and beat Lukic with a wonderful diving header . |
| 4 | For a further four years , Sukarno found himself at the centre of a political maelstrom of which the outcome seemed obscure . |
| 5 | It was 3-0 just before half-time as Shearer threw himself at the ball . |
| 6 | Each year groups from mainland Spain find themselves at the house of the White Dove , a name symbolic of the peace and comfort which they experience through his caring approach . |
| 7 | Selina established herself at the circular steel table : evening paper , teacup , a single , deserved cigarette . |
| 8 | In Cairo , Stirling based himself at the flat of his brother , Peter , who was an official at the British Embassy . |
| 9 | Inside the kitchen , while Carrie busied herself at the range , Seb hovered behind her , wanting to touch her , but not daring to , in case she objected . |
| 10 | In June 1263 , however , when Simon of Montfort [ q.v. ] resurrected the cause of the Provisions and advanced on the capital , Fitzthomas placed himself at the head of ‘ the people ’ who had taken to the streets in Montfort 's support . |
| 11 | Tabitha flung herself at the hard bunk with an angry sigh . |
| 12 | During World War II the Keppels established themselves at the Ritz Hotel in London . |
| 13 | In this time it became clear that the military and state security forces were not all solidly behind the coup , especially in the face of popular resistance , with Russian Federation ( RSFSR ) President Boris Yeltsin setting himself at the head of protesters apparently willing to fight for the new freedoms brought about by the reforms of perestroika . |
| 14 | Ellie cried , as she saw Mike hurling himself at the unprepared Patsy . |
| 15 | Kathleen swallowed a lump in her throat , Ben coughed discreetly and Jack busied himself at the X-ray box . |
| 16 | 65 per cent of female college students continued a story which begins , ‘ After first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ’ , by expressing conflicts about success , anticipating its present or future negative consequences , denying the student 's effort or ability , ignoring the cue , or showing other ‘ bizarre or inappropriate responses ’ ( 1972 : 161 , 162 ) . |
| 17 | At the end of first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ! |
| 18 | When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned . |
| 19 | Acland placed himself at the head of the ‘ moral renaissance ’ , consolidating a personal following built around his best-selling books and endless public meetings into a loose organization called ‘ Forward March ’ . |
| 20 | Twice , in the Miller 's Tale , we hear a cock crow , as Absolon presents himself at the " " shot-wyndowe " " of Alison 's bedroom ( 3357 , 3687 ) . |
| 21 | ALISTAIR PRESENTED himself at the offices of the TLM in an unblinking trance of punctuality . |
| 22 | Then between us we carried her to the river and rolled her in and Nour washed himself at the edge of the crocodile pool . |
| 23 | Perhaps the answer is that Puddephat killed himself at the flat ? ’ |