Example sentences of "[prep] [pn reflx] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A high-rise block of flats had been clamped down on a street that did not think well of itself at the best of times . |
| 2 | I might have made an angry reply about her own flaunting of herself at the male Ardakkean , but there was nothing to be gained by it . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't be ungrateful , ’ said Caroline , who was a bit above herself at the best of times . |
| 4 | I have seen him striding through Soho eating a sandwich and talking to himself at the same time , oblivious to the cars and traffic and noise around him , deep in thought . |
| 5 | McLeish smiled to himself at the swift fall from grace in the postscript . |
| 6 | He was at an age when he could be both inside himself and outside himself at the same time : he knew he was only playing a game , but the game still remained real to him . |
| 7 | Jeremy settles Kate on a rattan sofa with a whisky , flicks on the stereo and then sits down himself at the other end of the sofa , making sure that she notices his careful maintenance of physical space between them . |
| 8 | ‘ I was just telling you that I reckon it was a good idea — to wait a day before going back to New York , ’ Carole repeated , smiling to herself at the other girl 's slightly abstracted expression . |
| 9 | She sighed to herself at the boring predictability of it . |
| 10 | Scotland failing to capitalise on pressure and inflicting wounds on themselves at the same time is another common event , though , and a first-half penalty missed by Gary McAllister had a profound effect on Andy Roxburgh 's side . |
| 11 | This information will be considered by ourselves at the key features review and due diligence stages . |