Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] ourselves [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our idea was that we should call ourselves The All Stars . |
| 2 | But I find it hard to accept that all our land should be so buttoned up , and that we should allow ourselves the arrogant and indulgent belief — against every lesson in history — that we can run things better than nature . |
| 3 | And if we do so we might call ourselves a nomadic and pastoral people of the transcendent ; and we shall be able to pasture our thoughts like the flocks of the nomads . |
| 4 | ‘ I think we 'd make ourselves a laughing-stock . ’ |
| 5 | I wonder if we could set ourselves a target , that we actually include something like this in next year 's business plan . |
| 6 | We had another week before the Festival and we figured we could hitch ourselves a ride the last leg of the way on a fast freight loader from Exalfa City . ’ |
| 7 | Perhaps we could allow ourselves a small sherry before dinner just for a change . |
| 8 | It gave us both lots of pleasure trying to work out the various clues , so we shall give ourselves a pat on the back for doing so well — hope you will have some more mind-boggling competitions in the future . |
| 9 | Well I guess we may get a we may get ourselves a waste disposable unit . |
| 10 | ‘ We will set ourselves a budget each year and do only as much as we can afford . |
| 11 | We will set ourselves the objective of increasing the degree of consonance still further , and therefore the bass will be kept consonant with all upper parts : Though the effect of this is quite good , indeed smooth and sonorous , the concept of using a bass consonant with all upper parts has produced chords which are either diminished 7ths ( chord 1 ) or contain major or minor chords . |
| 12 | So let's ask ourselves a naïve question . |
| 13 | We can allow ourselves the luxury of such an extravagant theory , provided that the odds against this coincidence occurring on a planet do not exceed 100 billion billion to one . |