Example sentences of "and [verb] [pn reflx] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Love voted for exclusion and concerned himself with related topics . |
| 2 | But there are a few who are questioning the state of play , and who agree with Ben Whitaker ( 1979 : 312 ) when he urged ‘ that police thinking would profit if it more often came out of its shell and concerned itself with wider questions about the role of the police and human relations ’ . |
| 3 | He had me smashing my helmet against the car 's supporting struts on every corner and bracing myself with both legs against the bulkhead at every braking point . |
| 4 | He got into Cadogan 's early , and found himself with two empty hours in which to get on with his work before anyone else showed up . |
| 5 | The construction of spontaneous housing settlements and the way this has induced several governments to support self-help schemes demonstrates the way squatters have taken the situation into their own hands and provided themselves with some sort of shelter . |
| 6 | Earlier that very week , in fact , as he 'd filled up the Jaguar with Gulf-inflated gasoline , he 'd found himself surveying the display of the semi-pornographic magazines arranged along the highest shelf above the dailies ; and re-acquainted himself with such reasonably familiar titles as Men Only , Escort , Knave , Video XXXX , and so many others , each of them enticing the susceptible motorist with its cover of some provocatively posed woman , vast-breasted and voluptuous . |
| 7 | But Fatima was laughing and loving herself with crossed arms . |
| 8 | Because she knew he would be meeting her at the road alone , she had risen very early and bathed and scented herself with special care in her suite at the Continental Palace that morning . |
| 9 | There is also a softer side , which has evolved far beyond the fighting form and concerns itself with psychological and physical development It is called tai chi chuan or the ‘ grand ultimate fist ’ . |
| 10 | But she could n't ever see me , though I think at first she knew I was around , so now I mostly stay where I am and amuse myself with some of the other kids who are here too . |
| 11 | when we do use our staff , we have the advantage that they are not restricted to a fixed location , but are mobile within districts and organise themselves with minimum supervision and are already capable of using high productivity equipment . |
| 12 | Bracing his knees against the gunwale and steadying himself with one hand on the mizzen backstay , he prepared to relieve himself over the stern . |
| 13 | For our Christian message to grow and spread we have to learn to know and share ourselves with each other . |
| 14 | After your bath or shower , grit your teeth and splash yourself with cold water ! |
| 15 | It should also be noticed that the Shadow Secretary of State for Education shared the platform with Mr MacGregor at Northampton and associated himself with most of his remarks . |
| 16 | ‘ We will review the matter at that stage ’ he said , adding that ‘ henceforth Mr O'Reilly will conduct his business within the rules and regulations and acquaint himself with these regulations . ’ |
| 17 | We can stay up late and drink too much , not play squash in the morning , go to the pub at lunch-time via the newspaper shop , and stuff ourselves with roast beef and beer . |
| 18 | I went to my room and calmed myself with some invisible mending . |
| 19 | He plucked out his dagger and hurled himself with all the weight and skill he had upon his enemy . |