Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.

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1 Within the unit , further measures can enhance security including reviewing the number of visitors each patient is allowed , and requiring visitors to sign in and identify themselves .
2 Come in and make yourself comfortable . ’
3 ’ Would Morton care to write in and explain himself ?
4 She did n't feel she could make a contribution , but she wanted to , so ‘ I just went in and made myself useful . ’
5 I think I 'm not she will then come in and let herself in , I have to be in at three
6 Its secondary antennae have become adapted , forming claws with which it digs in and fastens itself to the delicate gill lamellae .
7 He rushed in and threw himself into a chair .
8 He had climbed in and settled himself down with a sigh of contentment at the way the softness and smoothness of the upholstered seats favoured his weary limbs .
9 With some difficulty she slid open the side door and bundled herself in and spread herself across one of the triple seats .
10 There is so much ripe fruit that I just ask people to come in and help themselves , also I get to see everyone that way and hear all the news and of course the children love it .
11 I had a furtive look round then I went in and settled myself down .
12 So when he came in and introduced himself , I knew this was Dr. Alexander Favor , the Indian Agent at San Carlos .
13 The man stared at us doubtfully , then gave in and allowed himself to be led to our table .
14 Sometimes it 's necessary to leap in and find yourself doing something without procrastination .
15 All sorts of people , Cypriot and Lebanese , wandered in and out all the time , sometimes escorted , sometimes not , and although El-Jorr seemed to know most of them , there were clearly some who had simply been told to drop in and introduce themselves .
16 The effectiveness usually lasts for some weeks , but is variable , depending largely on the amount of new growth being produced , and therefore the rate at which the toxic content is being diluted , and the speed of living — called the metabolic rate — which affects the rate at which the plant is able to break down and divest itself of what after all is a ‘ foreign body ’ .
17 After so many years of being on my own I really do n't want to settle down and commit myself to a relationship .
18 But he did not wait for a reply before throwing himself to one side as a sabre whistled down and buried itself deep in the brickwork of the window sill where he had been sitting .
19 They 've adopted John Witt 's prescription for having fun : ‘ Slow down and ask yourself , ‘ What do I need now ? ’ and put time aside .
20 Why do not the Bishops of England and Wales sit down and ask themselves why there is a shortage of priests , why there are not many vocations , and why laity are lapsing in numbers , including many young people ?
21 I walked on further down the street and when I spied a suitable coffee shop , I went in , sat down and ordered myself a soothing cuppa .
22 He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table .
23 I guess this locks the transfer needle , stopping it moving down and damaging itself .
24 Or you might be better sitting down and ordering yourself a drink : the waiter may be gone some time .
25 ‘ Sit down and make yourself comfortable .
26 She put the lanthorn down and made herself quietly continue to ease the sticky shirt from his body .
27 Look , why do n't you sit down and make yourself comfortable ?
28 It just breaks my heart , honey , to think of your poor , dear cousin in such pain , ’ the other woman murmured sympathetically , her eyes glistening with tears as she begged Laura to sit down and make herself comfortable .
29 What should I do if I fall down and cut myself during break ?
30 ‘ Sit down and introduce yourself . ’
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