Example sentences of "console [pn reflx] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Harry hurried on , consoling himself with the thought that he still retained one secret advantage over those who thought they had the better of him . |
| 2 | Another general consoled himself with the thought that ‘ as the rebels are flesh and blood as well as us … they must , while this bad season lasts , suspend all operations ’ , but was rapidly proved wrong . |
| 3 | ( As his dreams of conquest crashed , Hitler consoled himself with the thought that Allied bombing was only destroying what he had intended to demolish anyway , to make place for his own buildings . ) |
| 4 | Ramsay was less than delighted with the task , but consoled himself with the thought that at least the journey south would take them by Dunbar Castle again , and a call thereat would be possible . |
| 5 | As he turned back the coverlet of the bed where he must sleep alone , Frere consoled himself with the thought that what he was incapable of accomplishing himself might be accomplished for him by time and that providential hand , of which , in his earnest efforts outside the home , he was the faithful instrument . |
| 6 | ‘ When the State usurps the functions of the family ’ … and consoled himself with the thought that he never pontificated unless he was drunk . |
| 7 | She consoled herself with the thought that Pet would have been dead before it happened . |
| 8 | She consoled herself with the fact that her daughter understood . |
| 9 | But though she had wished things might have been different , she consoled herself with the knowledge that it could come to nothing . |
| 10 | She remain uncertain still what was to be done with it , though she consoled herself with the thought that in entering the court of Le Grand Jeu and submitting to its verdict , she had already taken the first tentative steps . |
| 11 | As she acknowledged the formal expression of thanks for the information she had given , she consoled herself with the near-certainty that they knew most of it already . |
| 12 | I consoled myself with the thought that he would n't find out from me ; there was enough trouble at home already . |
| 13 | Having replied Yes with much confidence in his initial request I did not think I could take two steps to the rear , so I hastened to add that the job would take me some considerable time as ti would be my spare-time/spare-time job , consoled myself with the thought that it was the first time that I had made anything to be used in a church , so it would be a challenge . |
| 14 | For three years I consoled myself with the fact that one minute he was laughing and joking the next it was over . ’ |
| 15 | Desperately trying to pull herself together , she strove to console herself with the thought that , if Ross could hardly remember their brief marriage , it was obviously going to make matters easier for them both during this hurried trip to America . |
| 16 | You think of the glow of pride that still lingers from your last HVS triumph with embarrassment and try to console yourself with the mitigating circumstances of age , heavy work responsibilities , duty to family , your back problem … |
| 17 | In studies of disability , I have been surprised by the number of sexually handicapped people in their fifties and beyond who have consoled themselves with the belief that they are , in any case , too old for sex to have much meaning . |
| 18 | To warm herself up she lay in hot water up to her chin , her hair tied up on top of her head , consoling herself with the fact that physically she was almost back to normal . |
| 19 | But while some of us console ourselves with the promise of tuition sometime in the future , others decide to immerse themselves in a more intense personal schedule via the Musicians Institute , located in the heart of London 's Docklands . |
| 20 | Most of the time we console ourselves with the knowledge that we are ‘ good enough ’ , loving parents . |
| 21 | Console yourself with the knowledge that the birds are also picking out many a garden pest . |
| 22 | Console yourself with the knowledge that the following never won an Oscar : Alfred Hitchcock , Charlie Chaplin , the Marx Brothers , Greta Garbo , Fred Astaire , Lillian Gish , Kirk Douglas , Cary Grant , Mickey Rooney , Maurice Chevalier , Barbary Stanwyck . |
| 23 | ( Console yourself with the certain knowledge that she too will have a dimpled bum in a couple of years ! ) |
| 24 | If you are an Imperial player and facing a foe that uses such despicable tactics then console yourself with the thought that at least the units firing at the Helblaster are not firing at other targets . |
| 25 | If you are nervous , console yourself with the thought that the initially nervous speaker often performs far better than the stolid chap with no nerves . |
| 26 | I console myself with the thought that whatever happens to the ankles of others ( and there is no doubt that prettily turned item is a tremendous turn-on ) , mine are contemplated without the libido 's charging in with its usual tedious cries of ‘ Me , me , me ’ . |
| 27 | Reeling somewhat from the gin concoction , and making for the captain 's office , I console myself with the thought that if I need anything from an appendectomy to open heart surgery , there is no shortage of equipment or expertise to hand . |
| 28 | I am still very critical of my own shape but I console myself with the fact that while it is far from perfect , it is better than it used to be . |
| 29 | Still , she could console herself with the knowledge that Luke , and all his complexities , would n't be impinging upon her life for much longer . |
| 30 | You can console yourself with the thought that you did your best . |