Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeing ourselves as less important than anyone else , or less worthy or deserving than others , is just another form of arrogance , disguised as humility or neurosis . |
| 2 | But we still went on enjoying ourselves immensely for the officers handed us chocolates and were very kind . |
| 3 | He came down into the cellar and was awarded a pint and we all seemed to be enjoying ourselves when , once more , there was a banging on the door . |
| 4 | Before we turn to that material we must look at the course the narrative has taken since the beginning of Genesis , reminding ourselves yet again of familiar events , and skimming through areas we have not looked at so far . |
| 5 | We begin by reminding ourselves daily that God provides all that we need for our lives . |
| 6 | Oh yes , I was told , providing we did n't mind tucking ourselves away in a converted cow shed . |
| 7 | But himself said this would happen , because I was always washin' her bloody hair and keepin' her face scab-free , unlicing her an' the rest , instead of gettin' meself out to work . |
| 8 | Good grief , no sooner has the final whistle blown than we here at Athletico Whaddon are gearing ourselves up ready for the hurly-burly of next season 's campaign . |
| 9 | ‘ We are gearing ourselves up for promotion on and off the field . |
| 10 | ‘ We can not go in year after year , tearing ourselves apart in increasingly bitter and calamitous industrial disputes . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We can not go on year after year , tearing ourselves apart in increasingly bitter and calamitous industrial disputes . ’ |
| 12 | Do n't let us do the Tory 's work for them by tearing ourselves apart . |
| 13 | We need the discipline of opening ourselves up to compassion . |
| 14 | We need the discipline of opening ourselves up to compassion . |
| 15 | His spirit had not been broken ; rather he was afraid of tearing himself apart with the involuntary jerking of one side of his limbs in the opposite direction to the other . |
| 16 | Suddenly the dwarf was tearing himself wildly out of the trooper 's hands , his arms still pinioned , sliding past them towards the darkness behind . |
| 17 | None of this was available to the hard-pressed scholarly hacks in Gissing 's new Grub Street , or to the real-life Francis Thompson , keeping himself just alive by high-quality literary journalism , which involved working for twelve hours every day and taking no holidays . |
| 18 | He had no desire to defeat boredom by provoking political excitement and keeping himself constantly at a stretch . |
| 19 | He 's keeping himself so busy , he 'd quite forgotten that this weekend is the 6th anniversary of the accident . |
| 20 | Tutilo hovered in the background , keeping himself modestly apart while his betters conferred . |
| 21 | John , who runs the Bowerham Hotel , Lan-caster , spent five days in hospital before signing himself out . |
| 22 | Directly below him was a wooden ledge , and by twisting himself around he managed to lower himself on to it gradually . |
| 23 | He kept twisting himself on to the side of his affected lung , but did not wake when I altered his position . |
| 24 | Immediately the engine noise grew even louder , drowning out the sound of Delaney 's own voice as he shouted an acknowledgement to the sergeant and settled down in the nearest side seat , strapping himself in . |
| 25 | However , Grimm was already picking himself up , swearing , dusting himself off , retrieving his cap . |
| 26 | He got to his fret and dusting himself down saw a large hole in the door behind him . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , dear me , ’ he said , standing back from the window and dusting himself down , wiping his face with a handkerchief . |
| 28 | If he wins a subsequent bout also by disqualification , then he must be withdrawn for his own safety , since it is obvious that , in this tournament at least , he is not protecting himself adequately . |
| 29 | This modern Jorrocks , who wore earrings , was an uncouth , awkward man , with an ungainly walk , rowing himself along with his arms . |
| 30 | The First Deputy Prime Minister 's husband replied in his standard way , larding his lengthy answer with the typical verbiage of the langue de bois : ‘ I will answer you starting with a more general presentation of the mechanism of societal government , ’ he began , before launching himself on about ten minutes ' worth of the following : ‘ A principle of collective leadership operates in the Romanian socialist society … |