Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did I introduce myself as a sceptic about values but not about facts ? |
| 2 | Why should I put myself to a lot of trouble and difficulty when — perhaps — you could just give the terrorists what they ask and save all the bother ? ’ |
| 3 | " Now let me see myself in a glass , " Sara said eventually , and when one was brought gave a gasp of surprise , because she had not worn the high collar before or had her hair braided , and although these strange garments were a little uncomfortable and restricting she could n't help admiring the slashed sleeves , the low , square neck and the wonderful wide skirt that swept the stone floor . |
| 4 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 5 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 6 | Can you amuse yourself for a couple of hours ? ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Never must she put herself in a position where she might be tempted to betray the fact that she loved him . |
| 9 | Can they make themselves into a statue of , for example , Anancy playing a trick ? |
| 10 | She felt him gather himself like a beast on the powerful springs of its limbs . |
| 11 | Would he describe himself as an intellectual ? |
| 12 | Let us imagine ourselves as a reader of Penthouse in order to answer this question . |