Example sentences of "to [pn reflx] [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must not be thought that such differences are mere matters of imagination , and that we take the sensations to be different because we represent each of them to ourselves as occupying a different place . |
| 2 | The man in the cradle was whistling to himself and coiling a length of rope . |
| 3 | What is wrong with the solipsist 's language is not that there is no community to control it ; Robinson Crusoe can talk to himself and keep a diary on his desert island . |
| 4 | He smiles a lot , talks to himself and uses a tennis court like an officer patrolling it , owning it and thumping around it as if he has n't a care in the world . |
| 5 | ‘ Looks like an Easter egg , ’ murmured Busacher to himself and heard a snort behind him . |
| 6 | I had most of the morning to myself and made a few calls to clients , to a financial journalist whose opinion I valued and finally to Andrew Buccleuth . |
| 7 | Respondents are asked to tick those statements that apply to themselves or to give a mini-rating such as ‘ usually/sometimes/never ’ . |