Example sentences of "you [vb infin] yourself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why the hell did n't you throw yourself at the door ? ’ |
| 2 | Therefore , consider how your choice of subjects might help you prepare yourself for survival and success in the world of the twenty-first century . |
| 3 | ‘ If you do n't want to come fishing , why do n't you make yourself at home ? |
| 4 | bad , er I reckon , I says , well what do you think yourself in , in , in |
| 5 | Do you regard yourself to the left or to the right in politics ? |
| 6 | Do you regard yourself as some sort of sex symbol ? |
| 7 | ‘ Would you yield yourself to Him utterly , Yeremi Valence , to help impose His will ? ’ asked the Marine . |
| 8 | ‘ And you , ’ I asked , hungry to question a culture I had only been able to observe , ‘ what do you consider yourself to be ? ’ |
| 9 | WHY DID N'T YOU RID YOURSELF OF HIM ? |
| 10 | ‘ I know that you are predisposed to leave things here ; I have employed purely technical means to help you rid yourself of something you wish to regard as a technical problem but behind this eidetic delusion we both know there lies an emotional reality . |
| 11 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 12 | Would you describe yourself as a hard taskmaster ? |
| 13 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 14 | How would you describe yourself to others ? |
| 15 | How 'd you defend yourself from accusations that you 're a bunch of middle-class college kids without the ‘ right ’ rock'n'roll attitude ? |
| 16 | Can you amuse yourself for a couple of hours ? ’ |
| 17 | So do you see yourself as a cultural ambassadress for Italy ? |
| 18 | WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS ' TIME ? |
| 19 | WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS ’ TIME : Hopefully in work — yes , I 'll be very pleased if I 'm still working ! |
| 20 | WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS ' TIME ? : |
| 21 | This is why they ask you things like , on interviews , and they ask you , where do you see yourself in five years ' time , and I used to say , I do n't even see meself where I 'm going to be in five days ' time , never mind five , just give us the bloody job . |
| 22 | Silly Lee , you look wonderful , you are a gem — why do you tarnish yourself by mixing with trash ? ’ |
| 23 | Do you reward yourself in any way for your success ? |
| 24 | do n't you feed yourself in your flat ? |
| 25 | Could n't you distance yourself from it somehow ? ’ |
| 26 | … should n't you protect yourself against the financial effects of a serious injury ? |
| 27 | Then suddenly there was this group of people who asserted that not only could you commit yourself to a member of your own sex , they were actually doing it . |
| 28 | ‘ How did you get yourself into this mess ? ’ she asked . |
| 29 | " How in Christ 's name did you get yourself into this state ? " |
| 30 | In the last resort the only satisfactory answer to the question , ‘ Why do you devote yourself to the attempt to understand ? ’ is , ‘ Because I derive so strong a satisfaction from doing so . ’ |