Example sentences of "[pn reflx] and [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constance detected a change in the atmosphere as Giancarlo excused himself and walked down the steps to greet his last guest . |
| 2 | He got up slowly from his chair to stretch himself and went to the window , overlooking the back car lot . |
| 3 | On the ground , when they had left the parked plane , Myeloski excused himself and went to the men 's room . |
| 4 | He wrapped a short raincoat around himself and ran up the front path . |
| 5 | Friar Tuck stirred himself and stared at the Trapper . |
| 6 | He picked up the wafer of liquid crystal which represented himself and stared at the High Priest 's face , his own , wishing that his own image could confide in him in the same way that the Harlequin had . |
| 7 | Slowly he righted himself and took off the mask , although she could not see his face for she was not looking at him . |
| 8 | He moved back himself and leaned against the wall , studying them . |
| 9 | One horse had detached itself and ambled towards the line of protesters but it was not for a moment that Meredith realised , with a pang of dismay , that it was Blazer carrying Harriet . |
| 10 | She braced herself and gazed at the compass , silently begging the needle to stop wavering to and fro . |
| 11 | Employed in a maisonette in a London suburb , she ate by herself and slept in the junk room , enduring agonies of loneliness and misery . |
| 12 | ‘ Nicky paced herself and came through the ranks . |
| 13 | She braced herself and went into the bar . |
| 14 | However , before she 'd gone many yards she recollected herself and turned to the bystanders . |
| 15 | I washed myself and walked out the back of the house . |
| 16 | You then followed me to the ticket reservation counter , chatted up the girl afterwards , found I 'd booked a Business-Class seat to Brussels , did the same yourself and waited outside the final departure lounge until you saw me boarding . ’ |