Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv] [verb] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It was the first time I 'd ever seen myself on screen .
2 I 've not modelled myself on Bruce .
3 A gentleman may be defined as someone who never inflicts pain unintentionally , and where women are concerned I 've always prided myself on being a perfect gent .
4 So I 've never based myself on any of that , because it 's really just a myth , ’ says Neneh .
5 When you 've done that first one you 'll have to let us have a listen , I 've never heard myself on the tape before .
6 If they think I 'm pretty , that 's nice , I 'm complimented ; but if they do n't think I am , I have n't put myself on the line .
7 She has yet to prove herself on a large stage .
8 You 'd better get yourself on a plane tomorrow morning and get it … ! ’
9 She 'd always prided herself on her inner strength .
10 In truth , she 'd never reacted to male advances with such venom before — in fact she 'd always prided herself on being able to stay cool .
11 Watch you do n't burn yourself on that lady !
12 ‘ Well , make sure you do n't show yourself on the skyline up there .
13 You 've also got yourself on my bad side ; since I hate to fail on any assignment , your survival yesterday was most irritating . ’
14 In Faye 's first painting , she had turned out so wraithlike and ethereal that she had secretly weighed herself on Faye 's bathroom scales to make sure she still came in at fifty-three kilograms .
15 She was a grown woman and she had always prided herself on her common sense , but all the same …
16 She had always prided herself on her resoluteness and fortitude but there was one fear she had never managed to conquer — a fear of rats which dated back to an incident when she was three years old .
17 She had always prided herself on her calm , her coolness under pressure , yet twenty minutes of Luke Calder 's company and she was ready to act like a harpy !
18 She had always prided herself on her tolerance and open-mindedness — how dared he call her bigoted ?
19 He must seek the advice of the wisest money-brokers and buy a pension scheme if he be self-employed ; he must see to it that he does not over-extend himself on the mortgage front ; he must run a motor car that does n't drink petrol like tapwater and wo n't break him every time it needs a service from a franchised dealer ; above all , he must abstain from vicious pleasures — or if he needs must indulge , then he must do so only in moderation .
20 It does not commend itself on the basis of observable experience in the everyday world , and it can not be easily and rationally justified .
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