Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It horrified her to think how foolish she had been and she could only excuse herself on the grounds that she had suffered some kind of fit . |
| 2 | If you were n't , you 'd probably sack yourself on the spot . |
| 3 | They both agreed that if you could n't enjoy yourself on the way , what was the point in running a business that afforded them so much freedom to travel ? |
| 4 | It occurred to Hobbes that since knowledge , whether systematically developed or not , begins with sense-perception , we should not pride ourselves on knowing much if we do not understand what sense-perception actually is . |
| 5 | They may now congratulate themselves on having obtained some parliamentary representation . |
| 6 | Mrs Grandison had promised her daughter that they would not inflict themselves on her for a meal — realising that Lady Selvedge might well be something of an infliction — and had assumed that from Victoria they would take a taxi to some Soho restaurant or perhaps Simpsons in the Strand . |
| 7 | Regional unemployment and regional recession are an economic loss to the whole nation and they will not rectify themselves on their own . |
| 8 | Careful plans have been made for these people so that when the hospital eventually closes they will not find themselves on the streets . |
| 9 | He must therefore satisfy himself on a regular basis that it does not constitute a statutory nuisance . |