Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] yourself [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 've time to spare and you want to give yourself a pleasure , the Italian boy 's schooling Miss Dersingham 's big fellow . ’ |
| 2 | You want to spoil yourself a bit , that 's what . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You want to prescribe yourself a tonic , ’ said Jackie darkly . |
| 4 | If you want to get yourself a drink , Alex , do . |
| 5 | He merely stared at her with his bulging eyes and she went on : ‘ There are biscuits in the tin by the cooker and there is plenty of milk if you want to make yourself a hot drink . ’ |
| 6 | Will you blow your nose you 're going to give yourself a real bad chest ! |
| 7 | ‘ I mean , when are you going to get yourself a decent place to live ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You 're really going to have yourself a good time . ’ |
| 9 | Kristin continues : ‘ A lot of the songs deal with the agoraphobia versus claustrophobia dilemma : the problem of what a home is , when do you leave it , how are you going to make yourself a home . |
| 10 | You leave school in a few weeks and you 've got to make yourself a living . |
| 11 | To sum up , then , when planning to persuade ask yourself the following : |
| 12 | You will soon realise the difficulties and will not need much persuading to make yourself a fixed camera mount . |
| 13 | If you achieve this , then a record deal is just around the corner , and you will have earned yourself a strong negotiating position which should enable you to sign the deal you want and not the first deal that is offered . |
| 14 | If you 'd told me this in the make-up room when you came to have your hair cut , you 'd have saved yourself a needless journey . |
| 15 | If that 's what you 've been looking for you could have saved yourself the trouble . |
| 16 | You might have saved yourself the bother . ’ |
| 17 | Do not try to give yourself a head start by dieting earlier than you should . |
| 18 | talking to one of these receptionists today and she says erm she 's been trying to get a bit of erm , she 's split up with her husband , trying to get , a bit of extra money together , you know , to be , she 's got her own house like , buying her own house and all this and that she 's fell into a bloody modelling job and saying get yourself a passport and er on about sending her off to either the South of France or Kenya |
| 19 | ‘ Otherwise you would have spared yourself the journey . |
| 20 | But then again I would n't be up tha far up your arse I mean , like you sa , you must have found yourself a couple of times getting close to somebody and without realising it and then they |
| 21 | Could you try to contradict yourself a little less ? |
| 22 | Try to allocate yourself a set time each day when you will practise your exercises . |
| 23 | ‘ As you follow him through the first forest , ’ he said , ‘ Remember this , if you can … keep asking yourself the question : why did he fail to return . |
| 24 | Go buy yourself a book on the Holocaust , preferably one with lots of pictures . |
| 25 | ‘ You go buy yourself a really pretty dress to wear for Harry 's coming-of-age party , Peachcake . |
| 26 | ‘ Then go buy yourself a necklace or something to wear with it , ’ Wendell replied with his customary generosity . |
| 27 | So do give yourself a break . |
| 28 | I know north of border , nothing happens south of the border and like but , but we do deliver down here so do , do give yourself a little practise of that . |
| 29 | Whether you choose to set yourself the task of becoming an accomplished windsurfer within seven days or opt to learn the sport at a more leisurely pace , Windsurfing in a week will prove as invaluable a companion as your buoyancy aid . |
| 30 | But , er , that 's been resolved fortunately , we 've still got some delays on the Northern Line , and er , obviously do allow yourself a little extra time if you 're a Northern Line traveller . |