Example sentences of "[noun] presented [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the plaintiff presented himself at the theatre , the defendant , who was X 's servant and manager of the theatre , detected the plaintiff and refused to admit him . |
| 2 | It is hard to be sure about the year the photograph was taken , since the monuments of both Pahlavis were pulled down several times , whenever the occasion presented itself to the people . ’ |
| 3 | But seven years later in 1935 , on the eve of the Italian invasion , while the war drums were beating outside the palace to summon the nation to war , an old man presented himself before the Emperor . |
| 4 | When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned . |
| 5 | ALISTAIR PRESENTED himself at the offices of the TLM in an unblinking trance of punctuality . |
| 6 | Each morning at seven the members of the Brotherhood presented themselves at the dock-gates , and Josh called out their numbers , allowing them in one at a time to report for work . |