Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] [art] [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We got ourselves a new ball park , ’ said the man from Detroit . |
| 2 | Jeff Winter of Middlesbrough found himself the first guinea pig . |
| 3 | One night I promised myself a hot water bottle , a basket of marzipan fruits and a video . |
| 4 | If you achieve this , then a record deal is just around the corner , and you will have earned yourself a strong negotiating position which should enable you to sign the deal you want and not the first deal that is offered . |
| 5 | The year before , Ruari had built himself a wee turf hut among the skeps on the moor to keep an eye on them , but Mairi complained about having to bring his food so far , and he 'd given up using it . |
| 6 | THE Queen 's cousin , Sir Angus Oglivy , has bought himself an early Christmas present — a Zike , the invention launched last summer by Sir Clive Sinclair but which has only just reached the shops at £499 . |
| 7 | Edmondson , meanwhile , has bought himself an adjustable music stool with some of his £100 , and given the rest to charity . |
| 8 | Newbridge Networks Corp is at the forefront of Asynchronous Transfer Mode technology according to analysts contacted by Reuters : ‘ No-one else is shipping true ATM switches and they 've already shipped 60 switches , ’ Terry Murphy , a senior analyst at Smith Barney Harris Upham & Co said , adding that because no-one will need the sort of capacity offered by Asynchronous Transfer Mode transmission systems until later in the decade , Newbridge has bought itself a virtual insurance policy by leading in deployment . |
| 9 | Maggie Byrne had bought herself a black silk dress from a secondhand clothes shop in Seven Dials to wear for Paddy 's burial . |
| 10 | Save yourself a wild goose chase round the shops . |
| 11 | What 's New News & New Products This month , Fender forbid G&L from mentioning Leo 's name , new bits and pieces from Warwick , SWR , Carlsbro and Fishman , the return of John Birch and some news on how to win yourself a year-long guitar scholarship … |
| 12 | They take five million pounds out of the scheme as a refund they give themselves a five year contribution holiday and not one penny of that improvement goes to the members . |
| 13 | Just because our MPs give themselves a three-and-a-half week break does n't mean we can all benefit from copying them . |
| 14 | A congressional committee has been inquiring into why Augusto Pinochet junior , who calls himself an international arms adviser , received cheques worth nearly $3m from the army , apparently for his share in a rifle factory , and whether the old general knew his son stood to benefit . |
| 15 | On June 23 a group calling itself the Islamic Liberation Front threatened to carry out terrorist attacks against the Kuwaiti government unless it cancelled the death sentences . |
| 16 | The group , calling itself the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy ( ULIMO ) , was also reportedly supported by members of the Libyan-trained Movement for Justice in Africa ( MOJA ) , led by Boima Fahnbulleh . |
| 17 | ‘ And get yourself a good shoe designer and a good cutter , make your own shoes , begin an emporium instead of just importing and selling the leather , at least then you would not find yourself out on a limb in a man 's world . ‘ |
| 18 | Just get , just get yourself a f just get yourself a false driving licence or somehow |
| 19 | IF YOU want to be the Football League 's top scorer , get yourself a top athletics coach to make you really fit . |
| 20 | Er and I say I want to come on the on the phone and I want to talk to James , I want to put him straight , I tell him that we 're not doing this and I want to tell him that we actually erm know that er the people will be concerned about us giving ourselves a huge pay rise . |
| 21 | Eric has proved himself a first class performer . ’ |
| 22 | SMALL , West Ham 's forgotten striker , has set himself a New Year deadline to force his way back into Billy Bonds 's plans . |
| 23 | Stewart ( 31 ) will join the Glens this week and has set himself a three week target to be ready for first team action . |
| 24 | A freelance musician has found himself the perfect practice room … an empty theatre which he has all to himself . |
| 25 | The Berne-bound goods train was standing on the next track down ; all he had to do was cover the twenty yards between the two tracks and find himself an empty freight car . |
| 26 | Even so , Warner may have made a ‘ profit ’ out of the film after all , by charging itself a huge distribution fee . |
| 27 | Whilst it is true to say that it might have started off that way ( call me a sceptic if you will ) , it has now found itself a major market position . |
| 28 | Systemhouse sees the acquisition , the terms of which have not been disclosed , as the breakthrough in its efforts to build itself a powerful facilities management operation and capability in the UK . |
| 29 | Vehicles must be left some distance away from the netting site , and downwind too , so find yourself a convenient parking site during daylight for use after dark . |
| 30 | Put it into the fridge to set firm , and pour yourself a substantial nerve tonic . |