Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressing himself against the last wagon he peered around the side for any sign of the guards . |
| 2 | He was still staring at himself in the mirror , seeing himself for the first time as a man , not a boy . |
| 3 | You feel him imagining himself as the last rock of culture and civilization being swept over by a wave of barbarism and Jews ( communism and commercialism ) , the saviour of more than the Constitution , the saviour of all that has been culture , the snob of the West . |
| 4 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
| 5 | After all , if you have begun addressing yourself for the first time to such an issue you are more likely to be able to have the courage of your convictions at work in trying to tackle , for example , management by inertia . |
| 6 | Neil Kinnock has won a standing ovation from the Labour Party faithful at their conference in Blackpool , by presenting himself as the next Prime Minister . |
| 7 | Dana had not appeared for the promised fitting or for the rehearsal , excusing herself at the last minute because Roman had wanted her for alterations to one of the outfits she was to wear . |
| 8 | Patients will often be your greatest ally when testing yourself for the first time . |
| 9 | But we still are left managing those people in ninety four , ninety five , as well as taking on board the new triangles , the one with the horizontal lines , where we 're going to get people presenting themselves for the first time , and requiring services . |
| 10 | But they have more difficulty defending themselves on the second and more serious charge . |
| 11 | And this , after spending themselves to the last ounce , only within the last three weeks , and being greeted everywhere with roaring crowds and cheering streets and the appearance of universal applause and approbation . |
| 12 | Already preparing himself for the first of his political glittering prizes , the viceroyalty of India , he visited the Trans-Caspian in 1888 and published a book on it in 1889 . |
| 13 | Mahoney sucked in a deep breath , preparing himself for the next round of questions . |
| 14 | It took advantage of the country 's transferred preferential voting system by projecting itself as the second choice for the country 's growing number of Green voters . |
| 15 | I 'm preparing myself for the next life . |
| 16 | Readying itself for the next release of Solaris this week , SunPro , a division of Sun Microsystems Inc based in Mountain View , California , will ship its C Transition Pack on July 1 . |
| 17 | In his turn , Tran Van Hieu knelt to perform the same silent acts of obeisance as the older man , but after prostrating himself for the third time , he remained on his knees and to his children 's surprise began to pray aloud . |