Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun pl] [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rolling over , he assumed a sitting position and used his heels to push himself up the slates on his backside until he was seated astride the apex of the roof . |
| 2 | Ibn Fayoud clenched his fists to stop himself trembling . |
| 3 | As the men resumed work , Mr Friend said he told his colleagues to make themselves comfortable and to strip to their underwear to dig . |
| 4 | I noticed his comrades distanced themselves from him . |
| 5 | Lee jumped and opened her eyes to find herself alone in the restroom apart from one of the girls who worked there , who was leaning over her and gently shaking her shoulder . |
| 6 | The cottage gardeners of old allowed their plants to seed themselves around to produce that chaotic , yet much cherished effect . |
| 7 | Chapman made real efforts to shape the image of his team in the press and encouraged his players to promote themselves in public . |
| 8 | He opened his eyes to find himself in a dimly-lit tent , seated upon hard muddy grass . |
| 9 | There are , even today , all sorts of varying views on Ken 's theatrical performances and how seriously he took his opportunities to rid himself of the cliché Kenneth Williams image . |