Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well now , Barney , ye may think yerself an old man but I do n't think of meself as such ! ’ he exclaimed testily . |
| 2 | ‘ Maybe you ought to find yourself a younger jockey . ’ |
| 3 | You should make yourself a simple planning diary of the weeks of the term , boldly marking key weeks and dates . |
| 4 | Perhaps , as my niece would say , I should buy myself a new dictionary . |
| 5 | She should buy herself a new frock and set her cap at someone else . |
| 6 | Our idea was that we should call ourselves The All Stars . |
| 7 | ( 1 ) For each week you are resident in Edinburgh you should allow yourself the following sums of money to cover your expenses . |
| 8 | He 'll prove himself the best fighter in the world because the WBC 's main contender Tony Tucker and WBO champion Mike Moorer , a really dangerous customer , are waiting in the wings . |
| 9 | You could buy yourself a small luxury each week as a symbolic message to your subconscious , so that it begins to attract money into your life . |
| 10 | ‘ You could give yourself a nasty cut on those shoulder blades , ’ Arthur said , suddenly remembering the whole girl subject after his respite from it and feeling unusually breezy . |
| 11 | Whether or not he could call himself a Chief Rabbit , he had no experience of this sort of thing . |
| 12 | After working in all the major cities on the Continent , they could allow themselves a little self praise . |
| 13 | Perhaps we could allow ourselves a small sherry before dinner just for a change . |
| 14 | But Charles could prove himself a good lord : when his fidelis ( faithful man ) Adalgar was captured by Charles 's half-sister ( she supported her full brother Lothar in the fraternal conflict of 841 ) and taken to her stronghold of Laon , Charles rode through the night with a small retinue to achieve Adalgar 's release . |
| 15 | That way you could save yourself a whole load of trouble , not to mention planning ! ’ |
| 16 | If he had any sense he 'd get himself a good lawyer and keep his mouth shut . ’ |
| 17 | but if I thought we were coming back , I 'd get myself a little car . |
| 18 | You could ask yourself the following questions : |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd find myself a rich protector . |
| 20 | Now the person possessing the goods after the time limit , even if he holds the goods in bad faith , may call himself the rightful owner , while the original owner promptly loses all rights . |
| 21 | Voltaire , an altogether more sympathetic figure , who incidentally used to serve himself the best Burgundy while giving his guests vin ordinaire , observed in one of his philosophical tales that la lune de miel is followed the next month by la lune de l'absinthe . ] ) |
| 22 | And then before eight o'clock then I would make myself a big meal , I 'd have a , a huge salad I 'd do tinned potatoes cos they were , on this diet tinned potatoes are n't fattening |
| 23 | Albert Dawes would earn himself a permanent niche in any Palace hall of fame . |
| 24 | I would consider myself an old-fashioned painter . ’ |
| 25 | As such , you would do yourself a major disservice if you did not consider it when next you purchase a Windows word processor , and , were you unfortunate enough to overlook it , you would doubtless kick yourself when you did finally get to see it . |
| 26 | In a year 's time or less she would land herself a good job , and a place to live . |
| 27 | If only they would come an hour earlier , and erm spend erm a pleasant time in their cars erm on the car park having a picnic before they go in , they would save themselves an awful lot of , of , of hassle . |
| 28 | Often , after he had left her at the door of her apartment , he would ridicule himself An old man with a Pygmalion fantasy . |
| 29 | ‘ I do wish Lottie would find herself a nice man and settle down . |
| 30 | ‘ He is no longer a baby , ’ Wilson told him , holding his hand for comfort , ‘ he will think himself a big boy . ’ |