Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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1 | Nutty flung herself blindly at the opposition . |
2 | Tom settled himself down at the table and said , ‘ Now , let's have a chat about what we 're going to do when this snow clears . |
3 | Ana excused herself quickly at the sound of his tight voice and as she left the room Felipe fixed Mitch with a sceptical eye . |
4 | Diana enjoyed herself enormously at the birthday party not least because it brought her sister down a peg or two . |
5 | Beatie crossed herself quickly at the mention of the dead , the young Irish woman was sometimes ashamed of her husband 's bluntness . |
6 | THWAITE hides itself away at the upper end of Swaledale as though it were trying to shelter from the rush and madness of twentieth-century life , and I ca n't say that I blame it . |
7 | Kenny Clark flung himself forward at the ball , only to see his efforts strike the foot of the post , but Julio Berazi was on hand to stab home and collect his fourth goal of the season . |