Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] on the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A huge £50 million has been raised for charity since the race started in 1981 and runners can pat themselves on the back for all the financial help they have given to worthy causes . |
| 2 | At least the members of the BCRS can pat themselves on the back for having used it at least once in 1989 ! |
| 3 | I could see myself on the roof of our house , as , for the last time , I spread the couscous out to dry on a sheet in the sun before my journey to London : I could see the village below me : the tops of the trees , the minaret , the ancient wall which ran round my village . |
| 4 | For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady . |
| 5 | Nowadays museums must sell themselves on the market in order to attract not only the audiences but also sponsors and benefactors . |
| 6 | There is , in fact , virtually no area at all where rabbits can not exist — they can support themselves on the edge of suburban Britain and maintain vast colonies on the most inhospitable heathland . |
| 7 | The young Sheikh and his friends would stretch themselves on the carpet around us , their white kandoras in the half-light of night making a scene of extraordinary beauty . |
| 8 | Finally I decided to decline politely and throw myself on the mercy of an acquaintance instead . ’ |
| 9 | That is not to say that he would necessarily replace Weir , because in the long term Weir could still find himself on the side of the scrum — his lineout talents are difficult to ignore , and he has revelled in the additional freedom that the No 6 jumper is allowed . |
| 10 | It does not commend itself on the basis of observable experience in the everyday world , and it can not be easily and rationally justified . |
| 11 | Well , do n't keep me waiting another time , or you 'll find yourself on the Report for improperly working your beat . |
| 12 | Contributors emphasized that purity was a positive advance for women and that the paper 's editors should declare themselves on the side of reverence and self-control . |