Example sentences of "he [verb] [conj] [vb past] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bent and twisted himself before it , jerking suddenly this way and that , as if he were lying in wait for disease , determined to pounce on it before it could strike . |
| 2 | And all of the family starting to watch the boy more closely as he sailed or forced himself through one limit after the other — a talent , it was beginning to seem , in every pocket . |
| 3 | She stood her ground — he came and planted himself in front of her . |
| 4 | He came and threw himself on our bed , shaking all over . |
| 5 | Then he turned and flung himself into his nanny 's arms . |
| 6 | He sighed and lowered himself to the other end of the settee . |
| 7 | He anticipated and insured himself for the re-emergence of Richard Nixon from the political wilderness in 1968 , and correctly judged that Ronald Reagan would defeat Jimmy Carter in 1980 ( which was not such an inevitable result as the next eight years made it seem ) . |
| 8 | Recovering his balance with uncanny speed , he snarled and launched himself after the still tumbling figure of his intended victim . |
| 9 | The problem solved , he smiled and congratulated himself on his devious ingenuity . |
| 10 | Firmly , however , he regrouped and readdressed himself to the task . |