Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [adv] for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | There is no need for us to act like hedgehogs , eating all that we can to fill ourselves up for the coming months . |
2 | Charles made himself up for the new role , and dressed in the new costume . |
3 | The Butlins Empire has now had to market itself anew for the experienced package tourist ; a move from wooden chalets to brick-built country suites , from the Minehead Camp to Summerwest World . |
4 | It sounded as if Irina was setting herself up for the planned return to Moscow , ahead of the Brückner lawyers . |
5 | The bag lady enters Venice , she thought , trying to cheer herself up for the daunting journey ahead . |
6 | You can watch the newsreader 's lips getting into gear , like Fatima Whitbread psyching herself up for the big throw . |
7 | The aim of coping responses in event-producing situations ( arrow d , Figure 7.1 ) must be either to reduce the likelihood that a severe event will occur ( perhaps by seeking marriage guidance counselling to help resolve marital difficulties ) , or to prepare oneself emotionally for the distressing event which is likely or certain to occur ( compulsory redundancy , say ) . |