Example sentences of "had [verb] [pn reflx] [adv] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a child he had been unable to cope with the passions around him ; he had hidden himself away in books , consoling himself with golden reveries . |
| 2 | He had hidden himself then in the deepest hole he could find because the lightning and the thunder alarmed him . |
| 3 | They had found Montparnasse and had installed themselves unwittingly in the brothel , the Hôtel Select , making friends also with the girls who haunted the nearby Café Ambiance . |
| 4 | In July 1890 , two years after writing this , Van Gogh had shot himself inefficiently in the groin , and had died slowly . |
| 5 | She had witnessed the on-off charm for herself when he had thought himself alone in the Feathers ' coffee-room . |
| 6 | The fragmentation of the Nazi ‘ élite ’ groupings had shown itself plainly in 1924 , and the inner-Party factionalism and opposition in the early 1930s had been countered only through the strength of Hitler 's personal position . |
| 7 | By the time I had reached Moscow I had exhausted myself physically in a purely sensual relationship with my Leningrad guide , Natasha . |
| 8 | Pembroke was well placed to speak for those who wanted a more vigorous and successful war : he had a special place in the king 's affections , and he had acquitted himself well in Aquitaine . |
| 9 | By the time he came back into the sitting-room , carrying a couple of tumblers , Lisa had seated herself nervously in one of the armchairs . |
| 10 | ‘ That was an accident , ’ Aunt Emily said firmly , ‘ after you had put yourself considerably in the wrong by trespassing . ’ |
| 11 | This state she spontaneously pictured as if she had become small , about the size of a jar of marmalade ( this image appeared with a kind of authority ) and had put herself away in a small square recess in a wall , just large enough to hold her . |
| 12 | He had established himself spectacularly in this sphere in 1786 by outbidding the king for the Bedford Book of Hours at the Duchess of Portland 's sale , and his library contained many choice early printed books and manuscripts . |