Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seating ourselves on the trunk of an old ash-tree that stretched along the ground , Coleridge read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice , the ballad of Betty Foy . |
| 2 | Indicate erm tt what the percentage was , because we 've always been sitting round this table patting ourselves on the back , saying that er |
| 3 | and of course and we would have been patting ourselves on the back saying we could go in under |
| 4 | ‘ And my name 's Ashley Fleming , ’ Ashley said , fearful that Simon might start patting himself on the back yet again . |
| 5 | Partly in the hope of keeping himself on the straight and narrow — you 'd be surprised how many gay men do that — and partly because he thought it would do his career a bit of good . |
| 6 | Burton was hurling himself on the course most likely to tempt and test him to the limit . |
| 7 | ‘ How did you fare , my darling ? ’ he asked her , and took her hand , seating himself on the bed 's edge . |
| 8 | ‘ Indeed , ’ said Cowley , seating himself on the edge of the desk . |
| 9 | He reached out and turned the lamp so that it shone onto her face , seating himself on the edge of the desk so that he could study her . |
| 10 | But it is often assumed that so doing is to be following in the footsteps of Marx , when he gave his example of luxury goods production , basing himself on the premise that the sub-department lib produced only goods for capitalist consumption . |
| 11 | In January 1990 a Human Rights League was set up , basing itself on the League for Human Rights established in 1922 and banned by the Nazis in 1933 . |
| 12 | ‘ Joan , it will all turn out for the best — I know it will , ’ Anne assured her , seating herself on the edge of the bed . |
| 13 | Seating herself on the edge of the bed , Theda took it into hers and her fingers closed strongly about the bony ones she held . |
| 14 | I 'm not patting myself on the back — it 's a highly competitive business and one needs selfish , single-minded dedication to succeed , but because female comics were rare in my day , competition was negligible , and I was able to be generous . |
| 15 | I wo n't be party to your bitching yourself on the sly . |
| 16 | Most British people and publications I am acquainted with are quite proud of their command of the English language and engage in quite a lot of patting themselves on the back . |
| 17 | The Chancellor and the Prime Minister are patting themselves on the back for the fact that they have managed to reduce British inflation rates to something like the German levels , but there is a difference between the two . |
| 18 | All she wanted to do now was get out of here because it was pretty obvious that this woman had known Felipe when he was enjoying himself on the coast and there was definitely something between them . |
| 19 | The son of Rainbow Quest was always up with the leaders that day , clearly enjoying himself on the easy ground and eventually racing three and a half lengths clear . |
| 20 | Wally was awarded the job for his bravery in receiving extensive brain surgery after years of concussing himself on the crossbar . |
| 21 | Minutes later Charlie was outside the tent , buttoning up his jacket before continually slapping himself on the back in an effort to keep warm . |
| 22 | ‘ ’ Men' ’ she may not be , but ‘ ’ man' ’ she 's certainly interested in , ’ he said meaningfully , tapping himself on the chest . |
| 23 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
| 24 | The giant cells of the caterpillar 's body die and the dormant cell clusters suddenly begin to divide rapidly , nourishing themselves on the soup of the disintegrated caterpillar body . |
| 25 | I felt elated , and I think the other passengers did too , that the taboo against expressing oneself on the tube had been temporarily broken . |
| 26 | On finding his lie out , one challenges him , and asks whether he thinks he acted wrongly , and he denies this , excusing himself on the grounds that no one was much harmed . |
| 27 | At a meeting of local Serbian leaders in Orašac , in mid February , the thirty-six-year-old Djordje Petrović ( Karadjordje ) was asked to lead the rebellion , although legend has it that he twice refused , excusing himself on the ground that his violent temper would make him an unsuitable leader . |
| 28 | Mr Masters enquired , smiting himself on the forehead . |
| 29 | Very few films are about rape , although it crops up all over the place — from the narrative device launching an endless cycle of Death Wish movies , to general ’ scene-setting ’ in war movies and crime thrillers , or used with sublime insensitivity to illuminate ( male ) character : Robert De Niro raping his childhood sweetheart in Once Upon A Time In America , Bob Hoskins forcing himself on the maid in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne . |
| 30 | The grounds for relief were , inter alia , that Lautro failed to comply with the rules of natural justice and to act fairly in that it failed before the service of the notice to inform the applicant or Winchester of the allegations being made therein , failed to allow Winchester or its controllers , directors , senior management or authorised company representatives the opportunity of answering or responding to the allegations made against them , failed to take into account the interest of Winchester , its controllers , directors , senior management or authorised representatives when deciding to exercise the notice ; that Lautro acted unreasonably and came to a decision such that no person or body properly directing itself on the relevant law and acting reasonably could have reached in that it acted with bias against Winchester and its officials , issued the notice at a time its investigations were incomplete and on the basis of findings which were erroneous and provisional , and failed to conclude its investigations before serving the notice ; and that Lautro acted ultra vires and in error of law in that the rights of appeal applied to any person subject to the rules of Lautro whether or not members . |