Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [pn reflx] at [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd placed herself at his mercy . |
| 2 | She 'd thrown herself at him , of course . |
| 3 | She 'd thrown herself at him , and then when she 'd panicked he 'd dropped her like a hot potato … what a fool she 'd been ! |
| 4 | It was a sunny day , and the garden party in the grounds of the school was a success , for Deborah and Stephen Manning , alerted by Sebastian and Alix , had insisted on presenting champagne ( you wo n't get anything to drink otherwise , they had been warned ) and it went quickly to the heads of those unaccustomed to drinking at all , while Sebastian 's contingent had primed themselves at their hotel before arriving , in double defence . |
| 5 | There was clearly a close friendship between them , and the Office gives a moving account of his efficacy in curing her of some kind of fit : He came and found her mute , but when he had seated himself at her window and they had eaten together , it chanced that at the end of the dinner the recluse wished to sleep , and oppressed by slumber her head drooped towards the window where God 's saint , Richard , was reclining , and as she was leaning a litle on that same Richard , suddenly , with a vehement onslaught , such a grave vexation took her in her sleep that she seemed to wish to break the window of her house , and in that strong vexation she awoke , her speech was restored , and with great devotion she broke out into the words " Gloria tibi Domine " , and the blessed Richard completed the verse which she had begun . |
| 6 | Miss Honey had seated herself at her table and was riffling through some papers . |
| 7 | She had stalked him with infinite care , she had attacked him frontally , she had thrown herself at him and teased him , and had finally reached the point of consummation where he was coming to dinner , in an empty house , wanting her . |