Example sentences of "[vb past] to [pn reflx] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She recalled to herself that the circumstances of their visit had deprived them of an opportunity to examine the ancient willow tree sprung from a plank of Noah 's Ark . |
| 2 | He ordered more beer : but the maid was just as absorbed in her task and besides , though Hope always boasted to himself that no woman was unattractive to a man who knew how to look , he had to admit that this particular maid of the Swan was not immediately seductive : she was excessively talk , awkwardly balanced , lank and thin-haired and a wart took away most of the attraction from her nose . |
| 3 | With pride I announced to himself that The Royal Bank of Scotland had triumphed . |
| 4 | But Rufus admitted to himself that the beauties of nature and architecture had never meant much to him . |
| 5 | The kettle on the stove sang to itself and the sun was sinking in the west . |
| 6 | Adam chuckled to himself as the four-seater Piper Arrow flew at two thousand feet across German airspace . |
| 7 | ‘ But the learned educationist thrust these horrible suspicions aside and said to himself that the facts derived from books are making no impart because they are not properly learned . |
| 8 | He was whistling to keep up his spirits , that was all , Robert said to himself as the boys clattered after him . |
| 9 | I said to myself that the world is revolting and man is pitiful . |
| 10 | I was amazed at the size of it , it felt vast , and I was put in a two-bedded room which I had to myself as the house was n't full . |