Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that moment a slim figure flung itself out of the shadows to tumble Lefevre 's giant adversary from his feet . |
| 2 | In choosing a kasabat kadilik , then , a student was in effect shutting himself off from the high offices of state and , provided that he intended to stay within the learned profession , dooming himself to a lifetime of service in the kasabat kadiliks unless he could somehow get back into the medrese stream . |
| 3 | A legless beggar pulled himself along through the slush on wooden slats . |
| 4 | Experience will show you how to readjust your programme to get yourself back on the right track . |
| 5 | In this case , as in others , television docudrama set itself up as the tidier and balancer of history . |
| 6 | It seems that it might take a great deal of commitment and determination to drag yourself out in the pouring rain or snow , until you think about how much you miss your husband when you can not even touch him for nearly two weeks . |
| 7 | ‘ And then , after the war , the newly formed High Council set themselves up as the Time Lords . ’ |
| 8 | ( In fact , this is really an example of intentional and deliberate socialisation in education , since one of the self-conscious functions of the British public school is the perpetuation of that distinctive life-style by which the elite marks itself off from the rest of society . ) |
| 9 | When she had finished , he motioned Tam forward first because he was the oldest , and the twelve-year-old boy rushed eagerly across the room to fling himself down on the altar mat . " |
| 10 | It 'll be some heavyweight challenge for Town to pick themselves up off the floor and fight their way out of trouble . |
| 11 | Could it be , thought Henry , as a shower of yams , bottled gherkins and packets of pastrami disgorged themselves on to the red-tiled floor of the kitchen , that his present bouts of cultural amnesia were a response to his mother 's extravagant hopes for him ? |
| 12 | The rest divided themselves up amongst the remaining transport and set off with only enough petrol to cover the 400 miles to Jalo . |
| 13 | It took a while to establish himself back in the team as his form was poor and he was not originally selected for the visit of the Australians in 1972–3 . |
| 14 | Eventually , Joicey cornered him , and in desperation , the keeper threw himself out of the nearest open window ; landing ten feet below , with a badly sprained arm and sore head . |
| 15 | On the MS-DOS side of the connectivity business , Rabbit sees itself up against the big names — IBM , Novell and DCA . |
| 16 | BILLIONAIRE Ross Perot last night threw himself back into the race to become US President . |
| 17 | The mite then seizes the chance to lever itself on to the ant 's head , where it hangs on , upside down , with its hind legs . |
| 18 | With this comforting thought Henry rang the doorbell , hard , and watched his wife heave herself out of the chair and stump through to the hall . |
| 19 | He reached the turning in four long strides , used the wall to speed himself on around the corner . |
| 20 | She put a hand up to touch his lips and gently with the other eased herself up from the sofa . |
| 21 | It 's part of USL 's strategy to manoeuvre itself back into the commercial sector — the company says the operation will be concerned with systems integration and promoting Unix awareness in the government and corporate markets . |
| 22 | Most academics involved in the study and teaching of local government lined themselves up behind the councils which they perceived to be under threat , in a centrally inspired attack on local democracy and local autonomy . |
| 23 | What , may we ask , caused the gate locking lever in Holton-le-Moor signalbox to ease itself out of the frame slowly but determinedly which , after thorough examination , provided no explanation as the rational cause ? |
| 24 | She watched as the man swung himself out of the car . |
| 25 | After two months she loosened her grasp on the subject like a drowning man giving himself up to the sea . |
| 26 | The man pulled himself in after the stretcher , the doors were closed and the ambulance began to move off , its siren wailing mournfully . |
| 27 | When the dancing had reached its climax , the whole crowd flung themselves on to the floor and further worked themselves up into what looked like a communal epileptic fit . |
| 28 | Merrill made a determined effort to pull herself out of the glow induced by the wine and Luke 's compliments . |
| 29 | All these mistakes are only too easy to make , and it takes constant effort to keep oneself up to the mark . |
| 30 | He 's not naturally aggressive — he 's not a friend of John Major 's for nothing — and he 's not nasty enough ; he 's been trying , no doubt psyching himself up in the mirror in the mornings — ‘ I will be beastly to them ! |