Example sentences of "[verb] of [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor did he much approve of subjecting himself to the nervous exhaustion of house parties as other peoples ' guest . |
| 2 | It was ridiculous that he should think of lowering himself through the floor of the carriage , that he should contemplate hanging for moments or minutes beneath the train , that he should consider allowing himself to fall on to the frozen stones between the wheels . |
| 3 | Our instincts tell us to beware of abandoning ourselves to the care of someone else . |
| 4 | And Chancellor Norman Lamont was last night accused of sunning himself as the economy sinks into deeper gloom . |
| 5 | Beware of over-committing yourself to the foot sweep . |
| 6 | I thought of presenting myself at the docks and saying that my pocket had been picked … but I lacked the impudence to carry it off . |