Example sentences of "and make [pn reflx] " in BNC.

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1 I lie down on the bench and try and make myself comfy .
2 And I binge and make myself sick again .
3 I adored it — the glamour , the feeling of being in the hub of things which I love — I love clothes — I used to make up every day and make myself look nice and meet people … to me it was n't work , every minute of it was enjoyment …
4 But then it was time to retrieve the cylinder from its hiding place in my cabin , and make myself ready .
5 Come in the front way and make yourselves at home .
6 ‘ Well , then , go and make yourselves ready . ’
7 If you make him feel that he should be getting dressed , and he tries to do so before he is ready , in rehabilitation terms , he will certainly increase his spasticity and make himself even less capable of learning the movements .
8 The judge directed that the applicant submit to a full medical examination by the consultant forensic psychiatrist instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service and make himself available for examination by a second medical practitioner .
9 The notorious Dr Crippen , he pointed out , in fact murdered his assertive wife only because he was too vain simply to run away from her and make himself a target for scorn .
10 It was also used by the armies of the eastern emperor , Theodosius , when he marched through the Balkans in AD 394 to overthrow Eugenius and make himself master of both eastern and western empires .
11 And then he 'd lock the doors to the reception block , and he 'd retire to his back room and make himself as small as a child on his bunk in the corner .
12 Told him to look in any time — just to walk in , sit down , take his shoes off , and make himself at home !
13 He knew when to make use of his status , and when and how to temper its brilliance and make himself unobtrusive among a multitude .
14 But such criticisms become increasingly unconvincing if one observes the enthusiasm with which such students throw them-selves into new fields , and make themselves experts , within a short time , in subjects they may never have studied before .
15 It is only at times of real crisis , when these individuals have reached the end of their tether , that they will break this code and make themselves known .
16 They float right through the glass and make themselves at home .
17 And they forgot to knock at the door and make themselves known to the people inside .
18 Although it can become distracting if the children always want to use it when you 're working as a whole group , there may be times when you want everybody to take a piece of cloth and make themselves something with it — a headband or a belt in a particular colour , for example to identify them as belonging to a particular group .
19 ‘ That is , people who were born normal and make themselves freaks through altering the body . ’
20 ‘ I 'll get the car out and you go and make yourself respectable . ’
21 Go to bed and make yourself ready for sleep .
22 Close your eyes and make yourself comfortable .
23 ‘ As the other dressers have vanished , you 'd better stay up this end and make yourself very visible .
24 BEATRIX : Come into the lounge and make yourself comfortable , Maurice .
25 ‘ Sit down and make yourself comfortable .
26 Now go on , go home and make yourself even more beautiful than you already are — knock their eyes out at the party . ’
27 ‘ Do n't you know it 's an offence to lie down on the King 's highway and make yourself a danger to passing traffic ? ’
28 Come in and make yourself comfortable . ’
29 Go and make yourself a first .
30 you sell them it and make yourself a
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