Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [conj] [v-ing] [pn reflx] " in BNC.

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1 I caught it with the catapult , the thick black tubing of the rubber twisting once in the air as I scissored my hands and fell back , letting the buck go over my head and then kicking with my legs and turning myself so that I was level with it where it lay , kicking and struggling with the power of a wolverine , spreadeagled on the sand slope with its neck caught in the black rubber .
2 She sank down to the ground , hugging her knees and rocking herself back and forth to keep warm .
3 It showed a girl by a sunlit window with her back turned , apparently drying her loins and watching herself in the mirror at the same time .
4 The two biffos would have come sneaking through the door , rubbing their hands and telling themselves they 'd got me by the balls , and I 'd have pointed the extinguisher and put out their fire .
5 Annie asked , looking briefly into his eyes and reminding herself that she must not prolong the conversation .
6 He would begin by dropping his trousers and fondling himself until fully erect .
7 We finished on our knees , giving God our fears and committing ourselves to His battle for Rhodesia .
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