Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [verb] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was the first time I 'd ever seen myself on screen . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've not modelled myself on Bruce . |
| 3 | A gentleman may be defined as someone who never inflicts pain unintentionally , and where women are concerned I 've always prided myself on being a perfect gent . |
| 4 | So I 've never based myself on any of that , because it 's really just a myth , ’ says Neneh . |
| 5 | When you 've done that first one you 'll have to let us have a listen , I 've never heard myself on the tape before . |
| 6 | If they think I 'm pretty , that 's nice , I 'm complimented ; but if they do n't think I am , I have n't put myself on the line . |
| 7 | But for a company which had always prided itself on its ‘ family ’ aspect it was a cruel blow . |
| 8 | Pakrac formed part of Croatia 's Knin province , which had unilaterally declared itself on Feb. 28 to be the " Serbian Autonomous Region of Krajina " , in contravention of Croatian law [ see p. 38019 ] , pronouncing itself in favour of union with Serbia and Montenegro , and with the Serbian population of neighbouring Bosnia-Hercegovina . |
| 9 | She has yet to prove herself on a large stage . |
| 10 | You 'd better get yourself on a plane tomorrow morning and get it … ! ’ |
| 11 | She 'd always prided herself on her inner strength . |
| 12 | In truth , she 'd never reacted to male advances with such venom before — in fact she 'd always prided herself on being able to stay cool . |
| 13 | She — who 'd always prided herself on her clear , incisive brain — was now finding that her thought processes seemed to be completely jammed . |
| 14 | Others are those who did not adventure themselves on the Crusade , but stayed to maintain the rights of their absent lords in their proper manors and castles , but as the years passed and their lords did not return they have been turned out from their posts of trust . ’ |
| 15 | Watch you do n't burn yourself on that lady ! |
| 16 | ‘ Well , make sure you do n't show yourself on the skyline up there . |
| 17 | You 've also got yourself on my bad side ; since I hate to fail on any assignment , your survival yesterday was most irritating . ’ |
| 18 | In Faye 's first painting , she had turned out so wraithlike and ethereal that she had secretly weighed herself on Faye 's bathroom scales to make sure she still came in at fifty-three kilograms . |
| 19 | She was a grown woman and she had always prided herself on her common sense , but all the same … |
| 20 | She had always prided herself on her resoluteness and fortitude but there was one fear she had never managed to conquer — a fear of rats which dated back to an incident when she was three years old . |
| 21 | She had always prided herself on her calm , her coolness under pressure , yet twenty minutes of Luke Calder 's company and she was ready to act like a harpy ! |
| 22 | She had always prided herself on her tolerance and open-mindedness — how dared he call her bigoted ? |
| 23 | When I was foolish enough to laugh at a preposterous and provocative statement made by Mr Dinsdale — who had surely modelled himself on Dickens 's character Mr Bounderby — he gave me a withering look and asked sarcastically : ‘ Is this a reason to laugh ? ’ |
| 24 | Emily always repeated this warning , although she was the only one who had ever cut herself on the bacon-slicer . |
| 25 | She , who had always prided herself on total moral and material independence . |
| 26 | He must seek the advice of the wisest money-brokers and buy a pension scheme if he be self-employed ; he must see to it that he does not over-extend himself on the mortgage front ; he must run a motor car that does n't drink petrol like tapwater and wo n't break him every time it needs a service from a franchised dealer ; above all , he must abstain from vicious pleasures — or if he needs must indulge , then he must do so only in moderation . |
| 27 | It does not commend itself on the basis of observable experience in the everyday world , and it can not be easily and rationally justified . |