Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [prep] the [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | At the moment of crisis , in the hand-to-hand fighting at the gates of Taillebourg when the decision could have gone either way , Richard had thrown himself into the thick of the melee . |
| 3 | Having given up racing , he kept himself in the thick of things through his Goodyear racing-tyre distributorship and by opening a racing school at Riverside . |
| 4 | Pete , who honed his career up at Hope Street in productions like John McGrath 's The Bofers Gun , now finds himself in the thick of more flak in the new movie , The Last of the Mohicans , which opened last night . |
| 5 | He devoted himself to the poor of Leicester . |
| 6 | Joshua Morris submitted himself to the first of the day 's body-searches . |
| 7 | He launched himself at the taller of the two men , dragging him back . |
| 8 | As well as updating its RISC System/6000 series with new machines designed specifically for commercial , technical and parallel computing markets ( UX No 420 ) , the company last week pitched itself into the thick of the Unix workstation price war with the introduction of a sub-$4,000 offering . |
| 9 | A high-rise block of flats had been clamped down on a street that did not think well of itself at the best of times . |
| 10 | ‘ Stop it , both of you ! ’ she exclaimed , pushing herself between the two of them . |
| 11 | No doubt she will also enjoy herself with the best of our manhood . ’ |
| 12 | Apart from involving herself in the thick of the action , Rosemary spends a lot of time giving public talks , raising funds for both the Jubilee Sailing Trust and the training of dogs for the Hearing Dogs for the Deaf scheme . |
| 13 | The thought of Norman 's discomfiture at finding her gone cheered her a little and she pressed her foot down on the accelerator , anxious to distance herself from the three of them , to reach the safety of home . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't be ungrateful , ’ said Caroline , who was a bit above herself at the best of times . |
| 15 | This degree is an exciting new venture , and I see myself as the first of many lay people who will benefit from the training here ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ You have an unhappy knack , Michael Riven , of finding yourself in the thick of things . |
| 17 | Cleaning myself to the best of my ability , I left the hut and set out downhill , in what I hoped was the direction of Geneva . |