Example sentences of "[pn reflx] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had learned a lot about God and ourselves and met new friends . |
| 2 | I suppose we could have pushed ourselves and got these things , but I think we both knew that erm if we did , we 'd probably have to sell them halfway through paying for them . |
| 3 | If what we look like can influence how we feel about ourselves and influence other people 's attitudes , then let us cash in on it by taking an interest in appearance . |
| 4 | He ran a glass under the kitchen tap , then returned to the living room and , looking at himself in the full-length mirror all the while , stood there naked , shaking violently as if with cold , and poured himself and drank three glasses of water without stopping . |
| 5 | After crossing himself and pushing two nuns into a car , he was about to leave when Lady Antonia 's companion intervened : ‘ Excuse me Father , ’ he said , ‘ this lady is the daughter of the good Lord Longford — you know , Lord Longford — and she is making a study of the wicked usurper , Oliver Cromwell . ’ |
| 6 | He married at 21 to create a cover for himself and had two children . |
| 7 | This was one game in which Frank Strandli had a chance to prove himself and salvage some points when we really needed them but he did n't deliver . |
| 8 | A child who has been stretched emotionally and imaginatively in fashioning a pot from a lump of clay or weaving upon a simple loom will come , through the process of doing , to learn much about himself and gain some understanding of the pain , pleasure and struggle which underpin craftsmanship . |
| 9 | And a killjoy is one that do n't enjoy himself and let other people |
| 10 | It 's just a cynical publicity campaign to promote himself and sell more copies of the video . |
| 11 | His dog-leg patrimony ( his uncle was Lord Chelmsford ) has enabled him to support himself and to help some others . |
| 12 | For example , he needs to be able to identify himself and give personal facts about himself . |
| 13 | The practice was as old as the Middle Kingdom itself and formed one link in the great chain of tradition , but it was more than mere ritual , it was a living ceremony , an act of deep respect and celebration , almost a poem to the honoured dead . |
| 14 | Sometimes they are better equipped than the police itself and have good connections with the West . |
| 15 | ( 1 ) It can move itself and has biological needs ( not just for food and warmth and the like , but the need to use its faculties — Functionlust as it was once called by a German psychologist ) . |
| 16 | She raised herself and saw pale-headed shadows hop-scotching the graves , disappearing through the wrought-iron gate wedged open in sand . |
| 17 | Fran wished that it had been further away , wished that she 'd had more time to compose herself and remove all traces of that kiss , but as she opened the door and got out of the car when they stopped in front of the neat little semi she was aware of the throbbing redness of her bruised lips , the faintly dishevelled state of her silvery hair . |
| 18 | He recovers it neatly , just as Serafin dives for it herself and sets more oranges cascading . |
| 19 | That was more than a tad retro so I distracted myself and put some music on . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've looked after myself and made some sacrifices . |
| 21 | On occasions I looked at the casualty cards myself and identified potential clients that for one reason or another were not referred to me . |
| 22 | Groups will also need to organise themselves and delegate different tasks in order to produce their newspaper by a strict deadline . |
| 23 | Viewed from close up he showed absolutely no sign of being controlled by an extraterrestrial intelligence.The guys from Tellenor were probably so good that they had over-reached themselves and programmed free will into him . |
| 24 | She peered closely at the surrounding mass of faces , comprising ten of the cleaner or nicer-looking boys from the boarding section , who were whispering and fooling among themselves and taking little notice of her . |
| 25 | Captive and wild elephants have been observed holding sticks in their trunks to scratch themselves and using leafy branches as gigantic fly swats . |
| 26 | And erm I think , too , the sort of when you 've got all people herded together , all people with problems , there are very few who can help themselves and help each other . |
| 27 | The striking thing about these units is that they are virtually the same as other single cells that swim by themselves and have separate existences . |
| 28 | Others have been concerned to examine ways in which trade unions can best develop their own interests and bargain most effectively to protect themselves and to share any advantages accruing from the introduction of new technology . |
| 29 | The place suddenly had its history of bloodletting to be sniffed , and yet even that was not exciting , maybe because the Nîmois did not roar for blood as the Romans had , but sunned themselves and discussed finer points of capework . |
| 30 | The over-swaddled Russians had built curved walls of ice around themselves and drilled small holes through to the sea , over which they crouched with their fishing tackle , perfectly still . |