Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pn reflx] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He made himself at home . |
| 2 | He seated himself at one end , and Emily sat beside him . |
| 3 | He seated himself at his desk and , as usual , resorted to holding open a book — this time it was Who 's Who — turning a page to and fro . |
| 4 | A classic example was when he found himself at the centre of media and national attention after taking over the chairmanship of the troubled Westland Group in June 1985 . |
| 5 | One day he found himself at Market Harborough but with no idea where he was going . |
| 6 | It was not until he had accepted and had received travel instructions that he found himself at Bletchley Park as part of the Enigma team reading German cypher traffic . |
| 7 | By instinct rather than design he found himself at Saint Winifred 's altar , and kneeled to approach her , his creaky knees settling gingerly on the lowest step of her elevated place . |
| 8 | To reach Ariel and her mother , he had to cross the stream ; he did so , night after night , using stepping stones over unearthly flashes of phosphorescence in the water , and stepping up on to the further bank , still unwilling , still keeping his mind on Rebecca and the love he had sworn to her , until once more he found himself at the entrance of Ariel 's cabin , once more gave orders to the guard to leave him , and entered to speak to her , disturbing her rest , though she had come to expect his call ; then after their unsatisfactory exchanges , he would lift the fronds at the entrance and leave again , only to succumb once more , and toss himself off in rage and helplessness , before he skulked back to Belmont . |
| 9 | As though his feet were programmed he found himself at the Incident Room . |
| 10 | He stirred himself at last and looked round , to find one even more worn out with weariness than himself . |
| 11 | He has always been very bad about it , which is why he injured himself at Steve Hadley 's yard , and even now John has to dope him before he is clipped . |
| 12 | He distinguished himself at the siege of Breda in 1637 and in 1639 was back in England , serving in the Scots expedition of that and the following year . |
| 13 | Rosengarten 's forte lay in the fine arts , painting and sculpture in particular , to which he committed himself at McGill ahead of Leonard . |
| 14 | As though performing a ritual , he stationed himself at the point of shoulder and walked the horse between Theodora and Henry . |
| 15 | He threw himself at me and I jumped to one side , leaving him to fall on the deck . |
| 16 | The linoleum beside the chest was badly stained by spills from the big white pot where he relieved himself at night when the house was very quiet and scary . |
| 17 | Denis Smith says he enjoyed himself at Stoke especially in the early seventies when they had a good team … as a professional he wants Oxford to win but after the game will revert to being a stoke supporter … he says his young son also supports them |
| 18 | During a horse show he positioned himself at the edge of the arena . |
| 19 | We were sitting on rather low chairs , and he was very tall , so that when he placed himself at my corner his impedimenta were almost on a level with my nose . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll go in front as the standard bearer , ’ said Nigel as he placed himself at the head of his patrol . |
| 21 | And when he had said this he placed himself at the feet of the Bishop , and there before all the people made a general confession of all his sins , and all the faults which he had committed against our Lord Jesus Christ . |
| 22 | Then , snatching a lance from one of them , he placed himself at the apex and , couching the lance , shouted to charge . |
| 23 | Her reaction to that had been swift but , so he persuaded himself at the time , perhaps rational . |
| 24 | But he proved himself at Charlton Athletic when the chips were down . ’ |
| 25 | When she did not arrive , he presented himself at Alma Terrace the following morning . |
| 26 | At 9.55 he presented himself at the door of the tall and impassive apartment-house a block back from Great Portland Street in the Marble Arch district . |
| 27 | With his teeth chattering , his mouth bleeding and his hair flattened to his skull he could not have looked less appealing as he presented himself at the front door . |
| 28 | As soon as the family had settled in England , he presented himself at Worcester barracks , falsified his age , and joined the army . |
| 29 | He launched himself at the taller of the two men , dragging him back . |
| 30 | With a growl he launched himself at the wizard , boots clattering as he slid from ring to ring . |