Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [pn reflx] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was thanks to you all that I humiliated myself at the Harrogate Trade Show . |
| 2 | Her reaction to that had been swift but , so he persuaded himself at the time , perhaps rational . |
| 3 | Then the talk turned to the West and I found myself at the centre of questions . |
| 4 | The scene shifted and I found myself at the head of a stairwell , aware that yet another place might be reached but only by somersaulting over the banister and walking my feet down the opposite wall as one might descend a defile in a crag . |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose I took the wrong path , ’ he said , ‘ and I found myself at the edge of a cliff . ’ |
| 6 | Once extended her own eye was pressed to the lens of the telescope that was herself ( was it her own eye 's lens she was looking through the wrong way ? ) and she saw herself at the other end . |
| 7 | His dark eyes met hers as if he felt her surreptitious appraisal , and she found herself at the receiving end of that long , sardonic smile . |
| 8 | Mr Crum would dismiss ye on the spot if you presented yourself at the warehouse wearing those … those … dancing girls ’ things … probably send me packing as well if I was along with you . ’ |
| 9 | Wounded men and prisoners could still have much to fear if they found themselves at the mercy of their opponents . |
| 10 | At rest the cricket looks like a dead leaf , but it transforms itself at the last moment . |
| 11 | Do a little homework before you put yourself at the mercy of a mortgage lender . |
| 12 | The best kept secret of this election may be that poll tax collectors plan a massive drive to catch those who have failed to register for poll tax , or those who have registered but failed to pay it , when they present themselves at the polling booths tomorrow . |
| 13 | With his teeth chattering , his mouth bleeding and his hair flattened to his skull he could not have looked less appealing as he presented himself at the front door . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll go in front as the standard bearer , ’ said Nigel as he placed himself at the head of his patrol . |