Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lass in Low Newton hanged herself the second time I was in there . |
| 2 | Kenneth Caitlin lit himself a cigar , blowing the smoke out in huge puffs that swirled around his bald head . |
| 3 | After the first success in the matter of Amy Larner , who was now comfortably situated with Dr Horrocks 's friends in Saxburgh , Edwin Frere found himself a little at a loss , for his parish proved less permeable than he had hoped to the motions of the spirit . |
| 4 | Professor Roger Scruton made himself the spearhead of the academic attack , especially in his Peace Studies : A Critical Survey ( with Baroness Cox , 1984 ) , and Education and Indoctrination ( with Angela Ellis-Jones and Dennis O'Keefe , 1985 ) . |
| 5 | It was evident in all their dealings that no matter how Marie Claire bestirred herself the maids would do things as they had always done them . |
| 6 | DAVID Sinclair made himself the ideal employee when he filled in an application form for a sales job , a court heard yesterday . |
| 7 | But in the first instance , and there the calls are coming in , I would like to hear about your views on MPs in North Yorkshire voting themselves a double the rate of inflation pay rise . |
| 8 | Dr Sasaki found himself the only doctor in the hospital who was unhurt . |
| 9 | Sergeant Bramble allowed himself the luxury of a fleeting smile . |
| 10 | Consequently , instead of being censured , Mr Reed finds himself a heroic front-runner in the 1991 Guttersnipe Man Of The Year contest . |
| 11 | DUBLINER Martin Sludds gave himself a major boost with a sparkling 68 over the hugely demanding K Club course at Straffan , to lead the Smurfit Irish PGA Championship by four shots at the halfway stage . |
| 12 | Mr Barker found himself an innocent victim and he was questioned and released . |
| 13 | Mr Ishihara does himself no harm by playing the renegade . |
| 14 | Just before he resigned in January Mr Peckford made himself a laughing stock for the C$20m ( $17m ) he poured into a huge complex for growing cucumbers . |
| 15 | ‘ Later , ’ went on the vicar , ‘ Donald Templeton showed himself a skilful cross-country skier , on and off piste , a witty raconteur and an enthusiastic do-it-yourselfer . |
| 16 | Arthur Kobold cut himself a generous wedge and thrust the better part of it into his mouth . |
| 17 | Both President Reagan and Mrs Thatcher came to power on a platform of military rhetoric with Reagan calling Russia an evil empire and Mrs Thatcher earning herself the title of the Iron Lady . |
| 18 | Private Boyd allowed herself a raised eyebrow as she went by . |
| 19 | Ibrox Villiers Cley permitted himself a smile . |
| 20 | Nicolo Sabatini permitted himself a little smile . |
| 21 | One of de Bois ’ greatest successes was the sale of six works by Redon at the 1913 Armory Show , after which de Bois considered himself an equal to dealers such as Vollard and Kahnweiler . |
| 22 | Steve Ellis bought himself a franchise at the Clifford Daries in Oxford 2 years ago for £5,000 . |
| 23 | And Judge Lawrence Verney allowed himself a wry little smile . |
| 24 | BILL CLINTON calls himself the Comeback Kid and has again lived up to the name . |
| 25 | FURIOUS Ards boss Paul Malone fined himself a week 's wages after an angry clash with the Linfield bench as his team crashed out of the TNT Gold Cup yesterday . |
| 26 | ARDS manager Paul Malone fined himself a week 's wages last night after a touchline bust-up with Linfield rival Trevor Anderson . |
| 27 | Almost from its first departmental production meeting Doctor Who found itself the target of several wielded axes . |
| 28 | So it is back to Portugal these Portugals can go , and tell Dom João to find himself a wife elsewhere . " |
| 29 | It was by conquest that the Danish King Cnut made himself the first king of a truly united England in the early eleventh century . |
| 30 | Frau Nordern allowed herself a note of exasperation . |