Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pn reflx] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He eased back from her , only allowing himself a partial penetration . |
| 2 | As season 72/73 arrived , a passing shopper , Mrs Hilda Sheppey ( 58 ) , suddenly found herself the first manageress in football history . |
| 3 | But I notice , little madam , you were pleased enough to find yourself a good Catholic … . ’ |
| 4 | Over the years he had not only made himself a small fortune , but in the process gained something of a respectable reputation . |
| 5 | There are several simple repairs you can carry out to keep your existing windows in good working order , and so save yourself a massive bill for replacements for at least another year or so . |
| 6 | All the right ingredients seem to be there : so it 's easy enough to persuade yourself the sharp steering , smooth increase in turbo power in the mid-range , quick-shifting gear change and body-hugging seats imply something of a breakthrough by Detroit . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But by joining the ‘ Carry On ’ team he was not necessarily doing himself a great favour . |
| 9 | A man of ninety suddenly finds himself the oldest man in the village not necessarily because he is ninety but because a man of ninety-one died yesterday . |
| 10 | So ask yourself the following questions beforehand : • How long are you likely to be out for ? • How many bottles and nappies does your baby manage to get through in that time ? • Is there going to be somewhere you can change him ( even the car ) and/or breastfeed him comfortably , or warm a bottle if necessary ? • Is it likely to rain ( you 'll need a wet-weather cover ) , be very hot ( sun cream and a hat ) , or cold ( extra layers , hat and gloves ) ? |
| 11 | The argument was both flattering and convenient — so convenient that the middle classes were inclined to take it over from the aristocrats ( who had long fancied themselves a superior race ) for internal as well as international purposes : the poor were poor because they were biologically inferior and conversely , if citizens belonged to ‘ lower races ’ , it was no wonder that they stayed poor and backward . |
| 12 | Over the next few weeks it will slowly grow itself a new set of entrails . |
| 13 | Durkin soon made himself the principal object of attraction . |
| 14 | ‘ When I came down to London , I finally got myself a decent bass , a Fender Mustang , then started changing pickups to get a raunchier , more distorted sound . |
| 15 | Her heroine on the show is Lightning and she has already christened herself the junior version , Spark . |
| 16 | Parr did not consider himself a jealous man , in any way . |
| 17 | ‘ T is so no more ’ , that is , he can no longer consider himself the same person — he has become , at last , a human being ( line 36 ) , not a dreaming poet , and he can not go back to the earlier state . |
| 18 | He also played cricket , and had already earned himself a bad reputation by smashing two windows in the village . |
| 19 | Do not give yourself a nervous breakdown trying to prepare and cook three courses on the day perfectly and on time . |
| 20 | Do not just give yourself the whole week off . |
| 21 | We got here just in the right season , and I assure you he has already shown himself a great enemy to the feathered tribe , having shot a great many beautiful birds and robbed various others of their nests and eggs . |
| 22 | So the other night my , the girl next door to us , her husband does painting and he 'd just got himself a new van I said fucking hell I said to him sometimes I said there 's a van outside I wan na know who it is , is that still on ? |
| 23 | ‘ You 've just landed yourself the best guide on the island , Miss Chester . |
| 24 | Just get , just get yourself a f just get yourself a false driving licence or somehow |
| 25 | He 's gone to bowl in the deep mid wicket position and Gooch just giving himself a few yards er mid-on . |
| 26 | Brusilov , who had directed Russia 's southern thrust during the Battle of Lemberg , had already proved himself a redoubtable commander of troops in mass . |
| 27 | Mrs Thatcher has already proved herself a remarkable figure . |
| 28 | A player who has thrived on goals throughout his career , suddenly no longer finds himself a regular name on the scoresheet . |
| 29 | Other executives had already asked themselves the same question . |
| 30 | I 'd just get myself a fine eejit of a man to keep me in barley sugar all day . ’ |