Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [verb] [to-vb] [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONE Stalkinghorse cantered to the starting gate yesterday ; though , in the most congenial of mixed metaphors , Sir Anthony Meyer prefers to call himself a ‘ burnt offering . ’ |
| 2 | ONE Stalkinghorse cantered to the starting gate yesterday ; though , in the most congenial of mixed metaphors , Sir Anthony Meyer prefers to call himself a ‘ burnt offering . ’ |
| 3 | The company has done well in the last year so Mr Jones decides to give himself a 15% rise , the supervisory staff a 10% rise and the non-supervisory staff a 5% rise . |
| 4 | Mr Fox planned to build himself a home very near the village , of which he had plans ready , but unfortunately he passed away before it was built . |
| 5 | WIMBLEDON boss Joe Kinnear promised to buy himself a walkie-talkie last night after landing a month-long touchline ban , writes Ben Bacon . |
| 6 | A choice of dates is available from which to reckon the life of the College : 1 8 February 1791 , when the London committee decided to call itself The Veterinary College , London , and 8 April 1791 , when the president , vice-presidents and directors were elected and the statutes and regulations were approved . |