Example sentences of "see [pn reflx] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , I 've seen myself in the mirror . |
| 2 | All day he sees himself in the glass darkly |
| 3 | He could see himself in the garden with Fraulein Simonis , investigating those dark eyes at closer quarters . |
| 4 | She tended to be over-indulgent with Victoria , partly because she could see herself in the child and partly too , in some perverse fashion , to make up for what she considered to be her own harsh upbringing under Jonadab 's strict rules . |
| 5 | Joanna Grenside is described as beautiful — but when she sees herself in the mirror , she wo n't see that . |
| 6 | A girl lives in the image of her mother , and the mothers sees herself in the child . |
| 7 | I 'd closed my eyes while she was cutting so I could n't see myself in the mirror . |
| 8 | A beautiful woman , Simone Weil said , seeing herself in the mirror , knows ‘ This is I. ’ An ugly woman knows , with equal certainty , ‘ This is not I. ’ Maud knew this neat division represented an over-simplification . |
| 9 | Henry saw himself in the air , high above the sea and the shingle , spread out like a starfish , Elinor above him , cackling wildly . |
| 10 | The murder had only occurred ten minutes before , but the old man already saw himself in the role of vital witness , and was polishing the phrases in a story which he would tell many times . |
| 11 | Denis Healey soon saw himself in the role of bridge-builder between the West German government ( which particularly feared any decline in the credibility of nuclear deterrence ) and McNamara who hoped to avoid the first — or at least the early — use of nuclear weapons . |
| 12 | She has a tendency to hug herself tightly when grappling with a question , and at one point , when I asked her how she saw herself in the future , grown up and faced with decisions about her own children , she panicked for an instant and had to be consoled by the female interpreter . |
| 13 | Annabel saw herself in the role of getting ready to welcome the invalid home . |
| 14 | Angie saw herself in the crowd . |
| 15 | The two customers thought this hilarious ; as I turned to leave , and saw myself in the mirror , I joined in the laughter . |
| 16 | As I undressed , I saw myself in the mirror . |
| 17 | Not only is it necessary to perceive an entire picture of yourself , but it is also necessary to see yourself in the context of your natural surroundings . |
| 18 | At these roadshows , we introduced the Group 's Vision and Mission Statement — where we see ourselves in the future and the principals by which we intend to conduct our business . |
| 19 | When I see myself in the mirror I realise why ; I am very unattractive . |