Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One day Victoria made herself a pair of earrings out of porcelain to go with a particular dress , and they turned out to be the start of a new part-time career . |
| 2 | Determined to carry on with her education , Judy got herself a tutor for her English , and went to the local college to do maths . |
| 3 | Jeff Winter of Middlesbrough found himself the first guinea pig . |
| 4 | Denis found himself a little abashed , and rose to cover his embarrassment . |
| 5 | Edward made himself a cup of tea and vanished to the Britches , where he stayed late into the dusk . |
| 6 | Professor Roger Scruton made himself the spearhead of the academic attack , especially in his Peace Studies : A Critical Survey ( with Baroness Cox , 1984 ) , and Education and Indoctrination ( with Angela Ellis-Jones and Dennis O'Keefe , 1985 ) . |
| 7 | Meredith found herself an interpreter — the son of the cook — and he 'd become her devoted fan . |
| 8 | After the first success in the matter of Amy Larner , who was now comfortably situated with Dr Horrocks 's friends in Saxburgh , Edwin Frere found himself a little at a loss , for his parish proved less permeable than he had hoped to the motions of the spirit . |
| 9 | When the show finally ended and the house lights came up , Lucy found herself a backstage corner and waited for a while longer . |
| 10 | ‘ Humankind condemned itself a long while ago to a perpetual diet of catastrophe . |
| 11 | Buxton proclaimed himself an ‘ enthusiast ’ and in theory wanted existing slaves freed too . |
| 12 | Meredith allowed herself a moment 's speculation about this never-discussed time in Markby 's life . |
| 13 | It is ironic that by privileging sexual difference Scruton shows himself the victim of precisely the modern intensification of sexuality which in other ways he might regard as contributing to a legitimation of the perversions he repudiates . |
| 14 | Swod allowed himself a quarter smile at her recognition but his body was so unused to this display of emotion that he began to cough . |
| 15 | Doogie allowed himself a small smile of satisfaction as Shifty-Eyes hit the road , then he turned and grabbed Pointy-Beard 's tie . |
| 16 | Nunzia peeled herself an orange , paring the skin close to the flesh so the padded white endodermis was stripped from the juicy red-flecked flesh , and yet not so close that the fruit spurted juice . |
| 17 | In a letter to Einstein , Freud called himself a pacifist . |
| 18 | Manville permitted himself a smile . |
| 19 | Meredith knew herself no cook but , inspired by the thought that even Aunt Lou at eighty-three could produce a bean casserole , she managed to produce leeks rolled in thin slices of ham , topped with a slightly lumpy cheese sauce . |
| 20 | Lorton left the pub just as Viol bought himself a second pint . |
| 21 | Gazza said : ‘ Some of what he did might have been wrong but I respect the fact that Maradona made himself the player Napoli could n't do without when he was in Italy . |
| 22 | Ruth fixed herself a cold drink and sat out on the balcony of the apartment to drink it . |
| 23 | Mr Barker found himself an innocent victim and he was questioned and released . |
| 24 | In the early 1920s , when the industry was increasingly the preserve of the studios , Goldwyn found himself an outsider , an independent producer in competition with the majors . |
| 25 | A cup of tea may be her usual tipple , but on such a special day , Nancy allows herself a drop of something a little bit stronger . |
| 26 | Ukraine proclaimed itself a nuclear-free republic on Aug. 28 , seeking the removal to Russia of nuclear weapons currently stationed on its territory . |
| 27 | Briant allowed himself a small sigh of irritation . |
| 28 | Cornelius poured himself a cup and topped up the daddy 's . |
| 29 | Let us try setting some adjectives of this type into ordinary sentences : ( 34 ) our future chairman smokes heavily Lorraine showed herself a real friend Charlie 's old school has some fine pictures The obvious points may be made : the " chairman " is already alive , there need be no doubt about Lorraine 's existence , and Charlie 's school may be relatively new . |
| 30 | Wickham fetched himself a chair . |