Example sentences of "[prep] [pn reflx] [prep] the [adj] mirror " in BNC.
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| 1 | Auguste caught a brief glimpse of himself in the small mirror he had unobtrusively arranged in order that he might keep an eye on events taking place behind his back ; the surreptitious addition of Mrs Marshall 's abominable Coralline pepper , for example , to an imperfect sauce . |
| 2 | She sat up , splashing her face with water , catching a glimpse of herself in the steam-clouded mirror . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I 'm meant to be fighting the Germans , not going to a wedding , he said out loud , as he looked at himself in the cracked mirror above the washbasin . |
| 5 | Rose never interested in clothes before , tried the lot on and beamed at herself in the long mirror . |
| 6 | She was looking at herself in the full-length mirror by the side of the bed , pulling great lumps out of her stomach and grimacing at her own image . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , ’ she admitted softly as she continued to stare at herself in the full-length mirror . |
| 8 | In her bedroom , Honor gazed at herself in the cracked mirror , a sense of hopelessness bringing tears to her eyes . |