Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pn reflx] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Wrexham grandfather had been an active Gladstonian Liberal , and concerned himself with the temperance movement and local government . |
| 2 | A programme of national assessment began in May 1978 and concerned itself with the standard achieved by 11 year olds . |
| 3 | He gave support to William Wallace in his fight for Scottish independence but deserted him and aligned himself with the English King Edward I who was trying to dominate Scotland . |
| 4 | But with the accession of Herod , Eisenman argues , most Sadducees — the Sadducees whom we know as such from biblical sources and from Josephus — betrayed their original loyalties and aligned themselves with the usurper . |
| 5 | In late October he wrote again to Rohde : " This evening I was at the Euterpe Society , which has started its winter concerts , and refreshed myself with the Prelude to Tristan und Isolde as well as the Overture to Die Meistersinger . |
| 6 | Having clarified your objectives , and provided yourself with the necessary resources , make a start . |
| 7 | He walked round the back of the car and busied himself with the boot . |
| 8 | Ianthe flushed and busied herself with the coffee tray . |
| 9 | ‘ When the State usurps the functions of the family ’ … and consoled himself with the thought that he never pontificated unless he was drunk . |
| 10 | He nodded , smiling thinly , and fanned himself with the now redundant carpet-beater . |
| 11 | When her son was badly injured in a road accident , she nursed him to the point of exhaustion , refusing outside help , and comforted herself with the thought that if only her family knew what she was going through , they would rush to her rescue . |
| 12 | The President had got himself into bed and covered himself with the sheet . |