Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] yourself the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do you stay in Sècheron and deny yourself the pleasures of Geneva ? ’ |
| 2 | By the end of that season , when he won his first championship by a large margin , I had little doubt who had achieved the triumph : Niki is no braggart , but in the first of many longish talks , he explained to me that his nature was such that he really just could n't stand the second-rate ; and if you saw the second-rate around you , you had a clear choice — either you cleared out and found yourself the first-rate or you simply demanded that second-rate people became first-rate . |
| 3 | Almost as good as being cared for , naturally and freely , was to care for someone else and imagine yourself the recipient . |
| 4 | If you take your guitar to your local music shop and try out their range of pedals , the chances are that you will find something to do the job and save yourself the substantial cost of a new set of pickups . |
| 5 | The way to recovery lies in learning to place that blame where it belongs , to use the anger it arouses and to give yourself the praise you deserve just for surviving the abuse . |
| 6 | Look at the whole patient and ask yourself the question ‘ How sick ? ’ |
| 7 | Once you understand the basics of what the technology can provide you need to carefully consider your own situation and ask yourself the following questions : |
| 8 | Always check the final composition before the photograph is taken and ask yourself the following questions : |
| 9 | Right , now have a look at what you 've written , and ask yourself the question , is it negative ? |
| 10 | On 17 July 1559 , the answer was a scolding letter from her husband the king of France to lord James , marvelling that he , who ‘ has the honour to be so near the Queen 's Grace , my wife … should be so forgetful as to make yourself the head … of the tumults and seditions ’ ; only six days later did the queen get round to sending a similarly plaintive message herself . |