Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] [pn reflx] at the " in BNC.

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1 In winter the chestnut-seller installed himself at the edge of the market .
2 he sez they went to several addresses but then the driver surrendered himself at the police station .
3 The planners , the Planning Committee , and the Council found themselves at the centre of the great deal of public agitation in which the reputation of the Council sank to a very low level .
4 When the plaintiff presented himself at the theatre , the defendant , who was X 's servant and manager of the theatre , detected the plaintiff and refused to admit him .
5 The hounds threw themselves at the gate .
6 During World War II the Keppels established themselves at the Ritz Hotel in London .
7 The warriors hurled themselves at the heads or horns of their animals to make them lie down .
8 Each morning at seven the members of the Brotherhood presented themselves at the dock-gates , and Josh called out their numbers , allowing them in one at a time to report for work .
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