Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A system where the user presses a series of buttons without thought and gets exactly what he needs ( rather than what he at that stage thinks he wants ) is efficient but not entirely educational , any more than one so difficult that the user could only throw himself at the mercy of the person sitting at the reader 's adviser desk . |
| 2 | He should throw himself at the Doctor 's back , grapple with him , break the machinery at which he was working . |
| 3 | He could picture himself at the court of King Louis , accepting the thanks of his grateful monarch . |
| 4 | Such investors tended to come in when stocks were exchanged rather than present themselves at the moment of initiation . |
| 5 | He put on his shirt and suggested she should wash herself at the sink . |
| 6 | On a commercial note , it may well be that the insertion of a landlord 's break will reduce the market rent obtainable for the property , a fact which will doubtless manifest itself at the time of the first rent review after the landlord 's power to break has become exercisable . |
| 7 | The 36-year-old player-manager will play himself at the expense of either Steve McMahon or Rick Holden , both of whom cost £900,000 . |
| 8 | The chief mark of that period was a new confidence in the power of reason , as opposed to acceptance of authority , to discover truth : we find things out , not simply by believing what someone else tells us , but by considering the evidence , reflecting upon it , and accepting what can ‘ prove itself at the bar of reason ’ . |
| 9 | At the end of the nineteen twenties the policy from Moscow , not just to the Chinese Communist Party but actually to communist parties all over the world swings dramatically to the left and Stalin is arguing that there 's , there are going to be revolutionary explosions all over the world the Communist Party must forge its own path , it must put itself at the head of these struggles , it must give a lead to the masses by launching insurrections and so on and so forth . |
| 10 | Many Yugoslav army officers had asked how they could put themselves at the disposal of the government , he said . |
| 11 | Why the hell did n't you throw yourself at the door ? ’ |
| 12 | Yeah , I shall , I 'm gon na treat myself at the end of each month |
| 13 | ‘ I 've always wanted to meet you to say something … just to say I 'm sorry , but … but I could n't help meself at the time . |
| 14 | Together with the abolition of the Wage Councils and the minimum wage , the working man will find himself at the mercy of the unscrupulous bosses . |
| 15 | RICHIE Richardson will find himself at the centre of another bitter Yorkshire bust-up tonight . |
| 16 | He will find himself at the heart of a Ruritanian ceremonial which makes the House of Lords seem informal . |
| 17 | The surviving spouse of the most disagreeable , friendless partner may find herself at the centre of a crowd at his funeral , but once dispersed the crowd does not re-form . |
| 18 | They will also find themselves at the centre of the debate over which sources are published and which are not . |
| 19 | The volunteers may find themselves at the centre of an even more important discovery . |
| 20 | Horses eliminated from the race at the bottom of the handicap will tomorrow find themselves at the top of the weights for the ‘ consolation ’ race the William Hill Spring Mile . |
| 21 | Relatively ignorant , inexperienced and amateur politicians may find themselves at the mercy of the bureaucracies , which possess knowledge , experience and technical expertise . |
| 22 | Turn left when you reach the fortifications and you will find yourself at the back of the Černín Palace ( 5/101 ) . |