Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] be [verb] to [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( If it is addressed to myself as Parish Clerk I will see that it is displayed prominently in the village . ) |
| 2 | Talking ( even if it is talking to yourself or your dog or your prize marrow ) nourishes and builds your aural memory-bank and uses your own ‘ speech experience ’ which aids speechreading . |
| 3 | If it were left to itself the House of Commons could produce independent members in a way that would make the King 's Government impossible since it could refuse to grant the money needed to carry out his will . |
| 4 | He stopped speaking and gazed hard at Corbett and then continued quietly , almost as if he was talking to himself . |
| 5 | Athelstan snorted with laughter and leaned forward , his arms crossed , as if he was talking to himself and had forgotten the coroner sitting beside him . |
| 6 | He stared at the table as if he were talking to himself . |
| 7 | Golding 's voice sank to a murmur , as if he were talking to himself rather than Derek . |
| 8 | While she was muttering to herself , she was emptying drawers and cupboards , and throwing her things into her suitcase . |
| 9 | Ruthven had his cat with him , stroking it and muttering something — I could not tell whether he was talking to himself or his pet . |
| 10 | Yeah I 'm wondering whether it 's playing to itself , with the television off . |
| 11 | An when I am talking to meself in poetry I talk , |
| 12 | And when I 'm talking to myself I say what a clever fellow you are ! |
| 13 | You do n't notice it when you 're reading to yourself . |
| 14 | She sits down but does n't join in the conversations , her face is distracted and her hands move constantly as though she 's talking to herself . |
| 15 | When he was left to himself his mind cleared , and he began to reflect . |
| 16 | He observed instead , his tone reflective , almost as though he were speaking to himself , ‘ You manage well on your own . |
| 17 | When he spoke again , it was as though he were talking to himself . |