Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [pn reflx] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constable Perkins , who had been enjoying himself at the fête , ‘ patrolling ’ the exhibits , had only by chance come into the Cookery Tent at the vital moment . |
| 2 | Not simply because it shows that you are enjoying yourself at that moment but because it actually contributes to your physical and mental health . |
| 3 | If you 're basing yourself at one campsite place an old groundsheet or plastic sheet under the tent . |
| 4 | So I shall be enjoying myself at the wedding |
| 5 | ‘ as if he only happens to be with us by accident and could just as easily be amusing himself at some other job elsewhere . ’ |
| 6 | By far the largest concentration is found at Chichester gravel pits , and the only other area at which more than 100 birds have occurred annually is Weir Wood Reservoir ; similar flocks seem now to be establishing themselves at Darwell Reservoir and Rye Harbour gravel pits . |
| 7 | The gulls can see the help and benefit they receive from Iago 's service , but can not see , or conceive , that Iago could be benefiting himself at the same time ; and no one could possibly see that Iago is in fact benefiting himself by destroying them . |
| 8 | Bisexual women ( who have sex with both women and men ) may be putting themselves at risk if they have unsafe sex with male partners . |
| 9 | If you use any mains electrical appliance or tool outdoors , or where there is a possibility of water spillage , or even using ordinary power tools indoors like drills and saws , you could be putting yourself at risk . |
| 10 | If you use any mains electrical appliance or tool outdoors , or where there is a possibility of water spillage , you could be putting yourself at risk . |
| 11 | With strong evidence to show that children under the age of two are at considerable risk from passive smoking , smokers are putting themselves at a disadvantage because agencies can select from equally suitable candidates who do not smoke . ’ |
| 12 | I think you were amusing yourself at my expense . ’ |
| 13 | Many of the instrumental numbers were so relaxed , they looked like they were amusing themselves at a family party and when Harry told everyone to stand up as he bopped around the stage in his black silk suit , everyone did as they were told . |
| 14 | But the means by which the Futurists were expressing themselves at this point were largely borrowed from the Cubists , and occasionally in some less well-informed criticism , the two terms became synonymous . |
| 15 | By the end of the tour kids were throwing themselves at the stage like little ‘ kamikazis ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ Up to that point , all I was interested in was relieving myself any way I could , and the women were throwing themselves at me and it was great , it was pleasurable , no problem . |
| 17 | But of course he was n't so inclined , not when women as beautiful as Lotta Pettersson were throwing themselves at his feet ! |
| 18 | I was surprised because she 'd been throwing herself at him all day and not getting anywhere much . ’ |
| 19 | As Adam Woolf of Crisis explains : ‘ Our perception is that everyone else is enjoying themselves at Christmas with roast turkey , mince pies and pudding . |
| 20 | He 's amusing himself at a dull time of year , and being here without his womenfolk , but he 's as adroit at calming the storm as he is at raising it . |
| 21 | Every day the Profitboss is putting himself at risk . |
| 22 | ‘ You mean she 's throwing herself at you ? |
| 23 | ‘ She 's no longer a child , Mother , and she 's throwing herself at George . |
| 24 | She 's throwing herself at that man , making a complete fool of herself . |
| 25 | Rune Christensen was amusing himself at her expense . |
| 26 | The vociferation grew louder and louder all the time while I was serving myself at the counter . |
| 27 | But the Dalek Killer was throwing himself at the golden cloud . |
| 28 | At least that 's what I was telling myself at the start line of the Bury 20 . |