Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] for the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 He was still staring at himself in the mirror , seeing himself for the first time as a man , not a boy .
2 After all , if you have begun addressing yourself for the first time to such an issue you are more likely to be able to have the courage of your convictions at work in trying to tackle , for example , management by inertia .
3 Patients will often be your greatest ally when testing yourself for the first time .
4 But we still are left managing those people in ninety four , ninety five , as well as taking on board the new triangles , the one with the horizontal lines , where we 're going to get people presenting themselves for the first time , and requiring services .
5 Already preparing himself for the first of his political glittering prizes , the viceroyalty of India , he visited the Trans-Caspian in 1888 and published a book on it in 1889 .
6 Mahoney sucked in a deep breath , preparing himself for the next round of questions .
7 I 'm preparing myself for the next life .
8 Readying itself for the next release of Solaris this week , SunPro , a division of Sun Microsystems Inc based in Mountain View , California , will ship its C Transition Pack on July 1 .
9 In his turn , Tran Van Hieu knelt to perform the same silent acts of obeisance as the older man , but after prostrating himself for the third time , he remained on his knees and to his children 's surprise began to pray aloud .
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