Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pn reflx] on the [noun] " 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 | Acheson would not commit himself on the sums of money involved and indicated that estimates had to be finalised . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | It does not commend itself on the basis of observable experience in the everyday world , and it can not be easily and rationally justified . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Careful plans have been made for these people so that when the hospital eventually closes they will not find themselves on the streets . |
| 7 | That is not to say that he would necessarily replace Weir , because in the long term Weir could still find himself on the side of the scrum — his lineout talents are difficult to ignore , and he has revelled in the additional freedom that the No 6 jumper is allowed . |
| 8 | If you were n't , you 'd probably sack yourself on the spot . |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | ‘ Well , make sure you do n't show yourself on the skyline up there . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't pat yourself on the back too soon . |
| 12 | That application can not simply model itself on the procedures of empirical research , however , since it has to operate within contexts which preclude it . |
| 13 | do n't hit yourself on the head , it 'll hurt , shall I make you say Robert |