Example sentences of "you can [verb] yourself a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | American football is the sort of sport where you can do yourself a serious injury before the match has started . |
2 | Short hair is surprisingly versatile and , as these styles prove , you can give yourself a new look virtually every day of the week ! |
3 | Bacteria can grow in dirty works and the next time you use them , you can give yourself a nasty infection or blood poisoning . |
4 | After all , why talk in English when you can give yourself a little challenge ? |
5 | You can make yourself a few bob there I should think . |
6 | You can set yourself a maximum bid , having viewed the fish beforehand , and can congratulate yourself if you get it for less . |
7 | In three hours ( 180 minutes ) , you can allow yourself a generous 5 minutes for reading the questions at the outset , followed by four answers of 40 minutes each ( 160 minutes ) , which still leaves a 15-minute margin at the end . |
8 | And er if you call up the program or fax in for whatever reason , then you can get yourself a free afternoon pack . |