Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pn reflx] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shorter this is , the more sense it makes to take the lump sum , rather than deny yourself for a longer-term pension that you will not be around to enjoy . |
| 2 | When the mobs rush forward in the Mall they are taking part in the last circus of a civilization that has lost faith in itself , and sold itself for a splendid triviality . |
| 3 | At the branch of a St Lucia hotel , Doc pulls his face into a welcoming rictus and steels himself for the Happy Hour invasion . |
| 4 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |
| 5 | I looked up at his face and braced myself for the inevitable blast . |
| 6 | ‘ Come in , ’ he called in a low voice , expecting Clare , and steeling himself for a long and exhausting reconciliation . |
| 7 | The eagles talked less now and fell into their own thoughts as if preparing themselves for the dark months ahead . |
| 8 | Only today matters , so forget about tomorrow , pack your bags , and prepare yourself for a magical holiday . |
| 9 | Those who were too shy or too inexperienced to pray on those occasions would meet together on a Saturday night to read , to pray and to prepare themselves for the following Sabbath day . |
| 10 | I was once told that Philip Henry Thomas , while preparing himself for the Civil Service examination , had followed his period as a pupil-teacher with a post connected with the railways which were expanding rapidly in industrial South Wales in the 1860s and 1870s . |
| 11 | Peter hesitated in the hall , not so much to eavesdrop as to prepare himself for a noiseless ascent of the stairs . |