Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [pn reflx] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes Brian tried to comfort himself with the fact that , however much he had wanted a child , he had not forced motherhood on Celia , that Harry 's conception had not exactly been his fault ; but then that thought had been instantly negated by the realisation that his own pleasure at her pregnancy , their move to the country and his insistence that all would be well , amounted to a foolish bigoted optimism for which he blamed himself entirely . |
| 2 | While Montgomerie radiated confidence and respect for the course , it was a typically down-beat Sandy Lyle who prepared to re-acquaint himself with the course where he made his U.S. Open debut in 1980 . |
| 3 | The church of the apostolic age sought to identify itself with the ‘ poor ’ whom Jesus had declared blessed ( Luke 6 : 20 ) ; or had he meant the ‘ poor in spirit ’ ( Matt. 5 : 3 ) , the humble-hearted , who could hold their property without pride as means to support the destitute ? |
| 4 | I happened to find myself with the Commander on the gallery one afternoon : the other usual suspects were missing . |
| 5 | Desperately trying to pull herself together , she strove to console herself with the thought that , if Ross could hardly remember their brief marriage , it was obviously going to make matters easier for them both during this hurried trip to America . |
| 6 | Wexford wiped his brow with his handkerchief and , following Camb 's example , began to fan himself with the morning paper . |
| 7 | A Buryat tale relates how one of their groups decided to link itself with the Russians because their own khan chopped off heads for crimes which merited mere birching in Muscovite territory . |
| 8 | A few developed a liking for the racecourse and as it had been drummed into them to dress correctly for every occasion , somehow they managed to provide themselves with the obligatory long trailing gowns by lending each other clothes and accessories ; they appreciated the elegance of their suave escorts in tail coats and top hats . |
| 9 | Drinking off the last of the wine and moving on to the coffee he finally managed to confront himself with the question of why he had been so slow to begin . |
| 10 | The Cockney porter who had smuggled in a bottle of booze for him said that one of them liked to satisfy herself with the aid of bottle necks . |
| 11 | She frequently had to pinch herself with the absurdity of it all . |
| 12 | James had armed himself with the sword of Robert the Bruce , but it stood him in poor stead . |
| 13 | Kate had surprised herself with the intensity of her response . |
| 14 | Meh'Lindi had injected herself with the Polymorphine . |
| 15 | The possibility of a long poem clearly inspired him and , almost as soon as he had settled himself with the Mirrlees , he began to work upon the next poem in the sequence . |
| 16 | Pound did not reach Washington , however , until the middle of November 1945 and the first real chance Eliot had to acquaint himself with the situation was on the business trip to the United States which he planned for June and July of 1946 . |
| 17 | There were many times in the past years when he had wondered why on earth he had involved himself with the Hochhauser Season , times when he was worried , exhausted , furious , and prepared to consign the whole company to hell . |
| 18 | She continued to surprise herself with the capabilities of her augmented flesh . |
| 19 | Fei Yen was looking down , the p'ip'a resting loosely against her breasts , her whole frame bent forward , as if she had emptied herself with the song . |
| 20 | Born and bred in Stockport , he had identified himself with the life of the town and the School . |
| 21 | And they had to concern themselves with the possibility of igniting even greater disturbances which could not be contained by the forces at hand . |
| 22 | As the heating was off it had been cold , but he had comforted himself with the thought that it was not as cold as it was outside where many of the animals were . |
| 23 | Charles ' father , Pepin le Bref , had allied himself with the papacy against Lombardy , but Charles eventually destroyed the Lombards and took the Iron Crown for himself . |
| 24 | The Socialists wanted to dissociate themselves with the republican government , which was losing its strength and unity . |
| 25 | Harassed by creditors , and pressed by the Treasury to render his long overdue chamber accounts , he fled to Hanover , where he attempted to ingratiate himself with the electoral family . |
| 26 | It is clear at that stage the London committee envisaged funding its proposed activities by subscriptions , and that it intended to concern itself with the diseases of cows and sheep as well as horses . |