Example sentences of "and [art] [noun pl] [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The large man 's friends rose from their table and the waiters formed themselves into a solid phalanx , and all hell broke loose . |
| 2 | Even if the government backs legislation ( and even more so when it does not and the Houses find themselves confronted by a Private Member 's Bill ) no Bill will ever be passed which offends against the deeply held beliefs of Members , unless amended to accommodate them . |
| 3 | ‘ The letter simply thanked me for what I had done and the senders signed themselves only as Berend 's Family . ’ |
| 4 | On command , the vans raced to the side of the road , the cordon parted , and the demonstrators found themselves facing a mounted police charge at full gallop . |
| 5 | The men talked on about the project , and the women feeling themselves to be excluded — as perhaps they were — started a conversation among themselves . |
| 6 | A girl lives in the image of her mother , and the mothers sees herself in the child . |
| 7 | When the less-than-ideal situation arises , however , and the magistrates find themselves unable to agree it appears that justices clerks have also been unable to reach a verdict on the correct interpretation of section 9(2) of the 1980 Act . |
| 8 | Eventually , when Radio Clyde said ‘ No recording , no Masses ’ , and the bishops got themselves into a situation when it was one law for Clyde and another for the BBC , did the recorded Mass become a possibility . |
| 9 | A wasteful volley was shot towards him , but the range was far too long and the balls spent themselves among the thick stalks . |
| 10 | He was glowing like an altar-candle as he spoke , and the words presented themselves like gifts . |
| 11 | But my uneasiness increased throughout the evening , and the words repeated themselves in my head : |
| 12 | Behind me the cart creaked away and the executioners busied themselves with the ropes . |
| 13 | As it floated some plants became caught in the wood and the roots inbeded themselves and began to grow there . |
| 14 | Cassidys are in the process of upgrading everything but their prices ( the whole outfit pictured above excluding shoes comes in at less than £50 ) and the travellers declared themselves seriously impressed with the clothes , the balance of the models and the new shop design . |
| 15 | ‘ Our display was better than the result and the lads did themselves proud but sometimes Lady Luck dictates how things go . |
| 16 | Charles reinstated his counts , rebuilt his churches , installed new priests , and the Saxons found themselves back under Frankish control . |
| 17 | But because this ruled out all danger or adventure , Eternity became destructive to the spirit , and the bureaucrats had themselves to be destroyed . |
| 18 | A priest was then brought in to mediate and the men gave themselves up . |
| 19 | The money ran out before the scheme 's completion , and the villagers found themselves obliged to borrow the rest . |
| 20 | They stood uncomfortably outside Margate crematorium while the coffin was carried in and the relations eased themselves sadly out of hired limos . |
| 21 | But when in the early summer the Palestinians appeared on the slopes of Mount Sannine and the Christians found themselves in danger of total defeat , a Syrian military intervention in Lebanon became certain . |
| 22 | And the Christians defended themselves right well , and every time that they went upon the walls , they sounded trumpets and tambours ; and made great rejoicings , as the Cid had commanded . |
| 23 | ‘ The decent people clapped like hell , and the rogues behaved themselves . |