Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] at his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seated himself at his desk and , as usual , resorted to holding open a book — this time it was Who 's Who — turning a page to and fro . |
| 2 | Across from him Chen busied himself at his wife 's side , preparing the meal . |
| 3 | Then he scooped up the bat , swept it back into the drawer , and composed himself at his chair . |
| 4 | I said there 's a lot to be said for a chap that you inside out know his ways and how to cope with them but never ever put yourself at his mercy by marrying him . |
| 5 | Oh he adores her , oh yes he wants her back , and I said , she said , I , you see , I know him , I said there 's a lot to be said for a chap that you know inside , know his ways and know how to cope with them , but I said never ever put yourself at his mercy , I 'm marrying him , and the house will be hers , you see , when there properly divorced it 'll be in her name so if he starts coming the old soldier , she can bung him out . |
| 6 | In imitation of Velasquez , Minton shows himself at his easel reflected in the mirror behind . |
| 7 | Ion Totu , in charge of propaganda under Ceausescu , hanged himself at his home after learning of his 16-year sentence . |
| 8 | She 'd placed herself at his mercy . |
| 9 | There is a moment here when Fred Pearson 's Shotover ( looking like a raffish , siren-suited version of Shaw himself ) says of his daughter , Lady Utterword , that she is afraid that she has no heart to break : at which point Jennie Stoller 's stately , voluptuous Ariadne throws himself at his feet with a wrenching poignancy . |
| 10 | One day , when I felt bold enough I presented myself at his studio . |
| 11 | He did recall the rule , he cordially disliked women who flung themselves at his feet threatening breach of promise actions , and moreover he did n't like the look of that jumped-up Pickwick there . |
| 12 | A guest room seemed infinitely attractive ; a quiet place where he could sleep without Val , and think about Ash , and take himself at his own pace . |
| 13 | Provoked beyond control , Satan bayed in fury and launched himself at his tormentor 's face . |
| 14 | But of course he was n't so inclined , not when women as beautiful as Lotta Pettersson were throwing themselves at his feet ! |
| 15 | There was fighting in the gangways and a young girl beat the bouncers to throw herself at his feet . |
| 16 | John will look in on these nurses after hours in their studios and boarding-houses , in their chambers and parlours , but it 's only the very special nurses who in any way establish themselves at his attractive address . |