Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [pn reflx] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was thanks to you all that I humiliated myself at the Harrogate Trade Show . |
| 2 | It was not until he had accepted and had received travel instructions that he found himself at Bletchley Park as part of the Enigma team reading German cypher traffic . |
| 3 | Her reaction to that had been swift but , so he persuaded himself at the time , perhaps rational . |
| 4 | Then the talk turned to the West and I found myself at the centre of questions . |
| 5 | The scene shifted and I found myself at the head of a stairwell , aware that yet another place might be reached but only by somersaulting over the banister and walking my feet down the opposite wall as one might descend a defile in a crag . |
| 6 | ‘ I suppose I took the wrong path , ’ he said , ‘ and I found myself at the edge of a cliff . ’ |
| 7 | Once extended her own eye was pressed to the lens of the telescope that was herself ( was it her own eye 's lens she was looking through the wrong way ? ) and she saw herself at the other end . |
| 8 | His dark eyes met hers as if he felt her surreptitious appraisal , and she found herself at the receiving end of that long , sardonic smile . |
| 9 | Mr Crum would dismiss ye on the spot if you presented yourself at the warehouse wearing those … those … dancing girls ’ things … probably send me packing as well if I was along with you . ’ |
| 10 | Well , my stars say if you find yourself at a low ebb this weekend do n't worry . |
| 11 | Wounded men and prisoners could still have much to fear if they found themselves at the mercy of their opponents . |
| 12 | But he proved himself at Charlton Athletic when the chips were down . ’ |
| 13 | At rest the cricket looks like a dead leaf , but it transforms itself at the last moment . |
| 14 | With a resounding yell , dummy to your right with your hands while you launch yourself at your target — the man on your far left . |
| 15 | Do a little homework before you put yourself at the mercy of a mortgage lender . |
| 16 | Pergolas and arches are not so bad for accessibility , but dead-heading means work above your head and that entails the use of steps , which require a firm path or surface before you place yourself at risk on them . |
| 17 | Not surprisingly , I was discovered , and when I presented myself at Wandsworth police station I was arrested . |
| 18 | As I flung myself at it , pounding footsteps were behind me . |
| 19 | It is an error to assume , as I did myself at one time , that theory necessarily exists in an ancillary and elucidatory relationship to criticism , which is in turn at the service of literature . |
| 20 | The atmosphere was slightly chilly but she scarcely seemed to notice it as she sat herself at Ward 's desk . |
| 21 | The best kept secret of this election may be that poll tax collectors plan a massive drive to catch those who have failed to register for poll tax , or those who have registered but failed to pay it , when they present themselves at the polling booths tomorrow . |
| 22 | Ronni cast him a glance , as they seated themselves at opposite sides of the table . |
| 23 | All this was owned by the d'Urbervilles , or the Stoke-d'Urbervilles as they called themselves at first . |
| 24 | ‘ Could n't you see the dog did n't have friendship in mind when he hurled himself at you ? ’ |
| 25 | We were sitting on rather low chairs , and he was very tall , so that when he placed himself at my corner his impedimenta were almost on a level with my nose . |
| 26 | John smiles apologetically at me as he arranges himself at her bedside . |
| 27 | With his teeth chattering , his mouth bleeding and his hair flattened to his skull he could not have looked less appealing as he presented himself at the front door . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll go in front as the standard bearer , ’ said Nigel as he placed himself at the head of his patrol . |