Example sentences of "and [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was established that individual pathetic character once and forever by tying one end of his pocket handkerchief to a hook on , in the wall and attaching himself to the other to the performance , to , to the performance of this feat however the pocket handkerchief inside had been all he , he only cried bitterly all day and when the longest nights came on he spread his little hand before his eyes to shut out the darkness and crouching in the corner tried to sleep , everyone drawing himself closer and closer to the wall |
| 2 | It has managed to fall flat on its ‘ face ’ after climbing to the very top of the glass and attaching itself to the underside of the small glass shelf that runs along the top , which , by the way , made it almost impossible to feed . |
| 3 | In Wrexham grandfather had been an active Gladstonian Liberal , and concerned himself with the temperance movement and local government . |
| 4 | A programme of national assessment began in May 1978 and concerned itself with the standard achieved by 11 year olds . |
| 5 | The cause of British nurses and nursing itself in the 1980s has been championed most consistently by Trevor Clay . |
| 6 | Too easily we stand still and pat ourselves on the back ; before long we are losing ground . |
| 7 | ‘ Piano , Aaron , piano ! ’ she called , and her middle stepson , with his mobile thin white clown 's face , emerged from the crowd and seated himself at the instrument , as Liz called to Deirdre and the butlers to fill glasses and then join the guests for a toast : Jonathan turned on the radio , the eagle-crowned clock over the marble mantelshelf struck , some joined hands and some did not , Aaron struck up Auld Lang Syne , Big Ben struck , some sang and some did not , voices rose straggling , pure and impure , strong and weak , tuneful and tuneless , there were cries and embraces . |
| 8 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 9 | Victoria came up the room and seated herself on the couch , and without either greeting or preamble , she said , ‘ I 've had indigestion ever since Christmas Day . |
| 10 | In some minutes the short hairs on the disc of the leaf began to bend , then the long hairs , and laid themselves on the insect . |
| 11 | The public are respectfully informed , that the Committee appointed by the Odiham Agriculture Society to consider the best method of improving the Art commonly called Farriery , have , in pursuance of that design , and feeling themselves unable to act with due energy and effect in the capacity of a Committee , found it expedient to detach themselves from that respectable Society , and to erect themselves into the present form . |
| 12 | ‘ Come along in Katie and sit yourself by the fire . |
| 13 | ‘ Sunday , then , ’ she said , and damned herself for the note of desperation in her voice . |
| 14 | He had practiced putting on his kitchen floor at home during the winter to try and prepare himself for the greens . |
| 15 | For now , the Strongs wil just have to wait and prepare themselves for the next weekend that Purcell comes home . |
| 16 | They parked the vehicles and camouflaged themselves for the night , before settling down to cook . |
| 17 | In skill training the opposite can apply , the trainee is persuaded to be flexible and to orient himself towards the end rather than the means . |
| 18 | The effects of the Great Depression and a renewed possibility of war in Europe in the 1930s made most Americans all the more determined to isolate and insulate themselves from the quarrels and atavism of the nations of Europe . |
| 19 | Or you can go flying with Dumbo and lose yourself in the wonderland of ‘ Alice 's Curious Labyrinth . ’ . |
| 20 | Swallow a pint instead , and lose yourself in the waves of The Little Fish . |
| 21 | Perhaps you could go and fight in one of those wars they 're always having somewhere and lose yourself in the din of battle . |
| 22 | For those who wish to escape the hustle and bustle and lose themselves in the peaceful Nottinghamshire countryside , the working farms of the Nottinghamshire Farm Tourism Group offer a taste of the rural tradition . |
| 23 | In contrast , the Dionysiac chorus , like unconscious actors , enter into and lose themselves in the characters that their collective ecstasy impels them to conjure up . |
| 24 | I gave Becky to them and lowered myself into the water . |
| 25 | He sighed and lowered himself to the other end of the settee . |
| 26 | But she did not answer him , only bent and lowered herself into the water , hissing as the coldness burned into the wound , a faint moan escaping through her gritted teeth as she began to wash . |
| 27 | He flung the bedcovers off and stood up , shaking and staring wildly into the darkness , trying to identify the threat , knowing it had to be the Corsican and bracing himself for the shotgun blast that would cut him in half , disembowel him , blow his head off , send it bouncing across the floor of the bedroom . |
| 28 | Suddenly a wave of total panic swept across her like nausea and she had to resist the urge to dash from the car and hide herself among the trees . |
| 29 | Whenever you go to a new site , start your search by burying a couple of coins and reminding yourself of the different note each one makes in your headphones . |
| 30 | He gave support to William Wallace in his fight for Scottish independence but deserted him and aligned himself with the English King Edward I who was trying to dominate Scotland . |