Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The accent then moved itself onto the first syllable ( ‘ ga rrage ’ ) , and now the pronunciation is sometimes changed to ‘ garridge ’ . |
| 2 | I defended myself for the first time : I pushed him away . |
| 3 | Two children arranged themselves in the first carriage , Bradford grandchildren with their parents up from Bristol . |
| 4 | Joshua Morris submitted himself to the first of the day 's body-searches . |
| 5 | When temporary workers responding to the British Labour Force Survey were themselves invited to differentiate between these two groups , two-thirds placed themselves in the first category . |
| 6 | The horse hurt himself on the first jump and despite leading for much of the way round never really mastered the race . |
| 7 | To them I was just another recruit , and if I did well , got myself through the first six months and became a legionnaire , then I would matter to them because I would be part of their system . |
| 8 | No movement , no luck With a silent curse he extricated himself from the first trap and moved on to the next |
| 9 | In 1896 the fourth Congress resolved itself into the first National Council with a permanent staff and offices , at first in Birmingham and then in the Congregationalists ' London headquarters , Memorial Hall . |
| 10 | Okay so now suppose you have Florence as the first noun in T three and herself no do it the other way round , suppose you had herself as the first noun and T three Florence okay then you 'd find Florence does C command herself but it should n't |