Example sentences of "[vb past] yourself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having clarified your objectives , and provided yourself with the necessary resources , make a start . |
| 2 | Er and you , you , you provided yourself with the uniform before you came as a student nurse so that was alright for the first year , so you 'd no uniform to provide . |
| 3 | The philosophy of ‘ isms ’ has been degraded here , but when we last spoke you described yourself as an ‘ independent socialist ’ . |
| 4 | Have you been at a party where you found yourself in a room and people started skinning up ? |
| 5 | You drove down a slope to a depth of 50 or more feet , and found yourself in a spacious area which was brightly lit . |
| 6 | Once you had served a few years , you might come to detest the job , but you committed yourself to the future . |
| 7 | Landed yourself in the midst of a drama . ’ |
| 8 | Neutral , euphemistic , alliterative , you distanced yourself from the idea of neighbours killing each other . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's time you took yourself off the market , ’ she said . |
| 10 | Mr Crum would dismiss ye on the spot if you presented yourself at the warehouse wearing those … those … dancing girls ’ things … probably send me packing as well if I was along with you . ’ |
| 11 | If you thought what the people said possessed an intrinsic interest , if you wrote it down verbatim and pictured yourself as a sort of secretary to the outside world , recording something which had its own imaginative value but would otherwise have been lost , then you are one sort of writer — a naturalist . |
| 12 | so before you embark on your campaign of harrassment , put yourself in the shoes of your prospective target . |
| 13 | I say , just put yourself in the position of one of those chimps living in concentration-camp conditions . ’ |
| 14 | Apply the principles : check it out ahead of time and put yourself in the other person 's place . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , put yourself in the robber 's place . |
| 16 | ‘ It means , ’ replied the elder hedgehog , ‘ that you simply put yourself in the dog 's place , and think how you would like someone to behave towards you . ’ |
| 17 | Two further points when devising and implementing aims : ( 1 ) give adequate scope to show your skills ; ( 2 ) put yourself in the position of those making the decisions from which you hope to benefit . |
| 18 | As you flung yourself on the bed , with legs spread wide apart , you cupped your rosebush with your hands and stroked it some more , murmuring all the while in that hoarse , cracked voice of yours that it was good , beautiful , a little treasure . |