Example sentences of "[pn reflx] for a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Just go and lose yerself for a week , son .
2 In order to appreciate something which is above and beyond ourselves we have to rid ourselves for a time of our sophistication and , in the words of Jesus Christ , become as little children again .
3 It is time we voted for ourselves for a change .
4 ‘ We never put a variety on the list until we have grown it ourselves for a year . ’
5 We 'll go down again now , but let's keep to ourselves for a while . "
6 ‘ I 'd prefer to keep our secret to ourselves for a bit , ’ Adam said firmly .
7 Whether it 's to reward ourselves for an achievement , or to lift our spirits , many women find little can compete with the rustle of tissue paper and the thrill of slipping into a pristine new outfit .
8 He was less prominent in the action than William Craig and he felt sufficiently distanced from it to be able to absent himself for a few days in the first week of the strike when he went to Canada to attend a funeral .
9 The sharp coldness pierced his skull and he opened his eyes , preparing himself for a Forest .
10 He cursed himself for a fool .
11 ‘ They say he would beat up the devil himself for a shilling , ’ replied Barney .
12 ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor is faces up to the most important year of his career , already bracing himself for a row which could undermine his World Cup plans .
13 The Italian was in the process of being shown the red card himself for a crunching tackle on Walsh when the Pompey striker hit back angrily .
14 Instinctively all on the walls and ramparts ducked , even Seton , who then cursed himself for a fool .
15 He gathered himself for a giant leap and SPRONG ! landed right in the middle of the sleeping ducks .
16 TV COMIC Tony Slattery has sketched himself for a charity auction — starkers .
17 You know me , I run with the hare an' hunt with the hounds : I 'd suck up to the devil himself for a penny . ’
18 Peter hesitated in the hall , not so much to eavesdrop as to prepare himself for a noiseless ascent of the stairs .
19 He opted for the latter route and took up the gauntlet he saw set before him by steeling himself for a career as a boxer , a career in which he distinguished himself as a man of immense resolve and purposefulness .
20 He was preparing himself for a British Council tour of France but it was cancelled at the last moment ; he did , however , fly to Amsterdam and then on to Rome in December under the auspices of the same organization .
21 He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence .
22 Meanwhile he readied himself for a sixteen-tooth smile .
23 Eckersley himself for a time worked for Sir Oswald Mosley [ q.v. ] , joining the New Party and involving himself subsequently in commercial broadcasting schemes which interested Mosley also .
24 He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin , but he knew , as he lay in the barracks hearing the grunts and panting of his companions , that he was honing himself for a superior form by refusing his body .
25 ‘ Come in , ’ he called in a low voice , expecting Clare , and steeling himself for a long and exhausting reconciliation .
26 The horse jumped forward a few paces with his limbs bunched up and then , holding himself for a brief moment in a static rear , galloped off in sheer terror down the path .
27 Christopher Gill ( Member for Ludlow and a Midlands businessman ) , as has been mentioned in Chapter 6 , has concerned himself for a long time with what were once seen to be obscure constitutional issues of subsidiarity .
28 Amiss cursed himself for a soft-hearted fool .
29 Malone fined himself for a lack of discipline on Saturday as Ards lost 2-0 to the Blues .
30 Kruger collected 7,582 points at Sheffield , where Brannen decided to withdraw after eight events , saving himself for a multi-events meeting at Stoke this week , where he hopes to battle his way to the top of the rankings .
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