Example sentences of "was [verb] [pn reflx] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their successful defence , apart from moving their headquarters to a New Jersey hotel protected by a gang and three cannons , was to issue themselves a mountain of new shares ( which was illegal , but they bribed the judges ) . |
| 2 | Here the Bey of Tunis was building himself a superb mausoleum . |
| 3 | Workhouse building , despite the permitting of parishes to combine for the purpose in 1723 , was until 1750 largely an urban phenomenon , for in the countryside out-relief was proving itself a more flexible and still not frighteningly expensive option . |
| 4 | He was pouring himself a brandy . |
| 5 | Soon she was pouring herself a glass of whisky for breakfast , instead of a cup of tea . |
| 6 | Anyway , by the time Maureen went on her annual holiday , Biggles was feeding himself a bit and coming on well , so I took over . |
| 7 | He murmured her name as if he was asking himself a question . |
| 8 | It 's as though she was giving herself a treat . " |
| 9 | A second or so later she was giving herself a mental shake and opening her eyes again . |
| 10 | ‘ She was making herself a sandwich in the kitchen and we went in there first while she ate it and made coffee for both of us . ’ |
| 11 | Felicity , wise in her generation , was leaving herself a loophole whereby she could escape . |
| 12 | It had seventeen degree courses in operation , and was setting itself a target of 6–8000 full-time student equivalents by the early 1980s . |
| 13 | His goal was to make himself a fortune . |