Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In social situations , most of us want to enjoy ourselves through pleasant company and good food and wine . |
| 2 | Comment : Very useful device when you want to ingratiate yourself with another person who is trying hard to play high status . |
| 3 | Straightforward in principle , although highly complex in technical detail , the majority of today 's desk-top fax machines rarely seek to sell themselves with seductive design ( the usual Japanese route to consumer appeal ) ; they just sit there , looking like little photocopiers or big telephones , doing what they are supposed to do . |
| 4 | Erm , I seem to find myself in this committee in a minority of one . |
| 5 | Hong Kong and Bangkok tend to be lumped together in holiday brochures under the same Far East tag , and indeed , it makes sense to visit both if you just happen to find yourself in that part of the world . |
| 6 | If you are out shopping , get tired , and are tempted by a cake and a cup of coffee , your overall health regime should not suffer because you decide to enjoy yourself in this way occasionally . |
| 7 | I mean to arm myself from this day on — be warned , lest you are tempted to trespass on my confidence . |
| 8 | If you do find yourself in this position , with a few seconds left to the gun , consider reaching across them so that you can get clear air . |
| 9 | Once you 've committed yourself to that theme , the route 's discreet wealth unfolds , and its names are movement and texture . |
| 10 | Room 's full of Adonises and you 've matched yourself with this rogue . |
| 11 | ‘ Simply that if you 've got yourself into some sort of a mess then that 's your business . |
| 12 | Erm eventually you 've got refusing it but you I imagine you 've got yourself in some difficulty f one further point on this I note you had a section on these minutes . |
| 13 | And er , you know , you 've got yourself in this mess , get yourself out of it . |
| 14 | They 've got themselves into this mess in just nine months . |
| 15 | On the face of it , this is similar to accommodation theory : speakers approximate their interlocutors ' linguistic behaviour , or distance themselves from it , depending on whether or not they wish to identify themselves with that individual . |
| 16 | In fact , you 're a girl who 's going places — once you 've untied yourself from this man who 's been like a millstone around your neck for the last four years . |
| 17 | Unsupported ideas thus tend to lend themselves to easy dismissal , or to non-citation ( which is a form of editorial comment ) . |
| 18 | Because of the ever-present restlessness , the attempt by people who are in pain at all times , to overcome the pain or to reach out , to speak up , in demonstrations and protests — even just the manner in which the people have to carry themselves from one day to another . |
| 19 | The Committee who represent or who are affiliated to 15 Catholic Societies , would like names of women who have distinguished themselves in public life or who quietly give great service to their local . |
| 20 | Many Titfords over the years , we know , have uprooted themselves from one place to go and settle elsewhere . |
| 21 | On the other hand , shaky close-ups , even of magnificent beasts , are not very good to watch and you really need to provide yourself with some kind of additional support to help you hold the camcorder steady . |
| 22 | Not surprisingly , most studies have concerned themselves with ill effect , notably that of emotional stress . |
| 23 | Chief Executive Neville Chamberlain said : ‘ We have concerned ourselves with environmental care for many years and are proud of our achievements so far . |
| 24 | The proof of this statement is so simple and elegant that it is the one piece of mathematics I have permitted myself in this book . |
| 25 | Since January 1991 I have committed myself to full time study of the language , history and culture etc and have made a further four visits . |
| 26 | ‘ I am fasting to live in solidarity with all who suffer and are persecuted because they have committed themselves to social justice . |
| 27 | ‘ It appears to me that the whole question is governed by the broad , general , universal principle that English legislation , unless the contrary is expressly enacted or so plainly implied as to make it the duty of an English court to give effect to an English statute , is applicable only to English subjects or to foreigners who by coming into this country , whether for a long or a short time , have made themselves during that time subject to English jurisdiction . |
| 28 | I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is as amazed as I am that Labour Front-Bench spokesmen refuse to dissociate themselves from that position , and therefore stand to reject ’ alien investment ’ . |
| 29 | It is fine and filthy state you have got yourself into this day , Master Niall ! " |
| 30 | If you have got yourself in this situation and can not get back to the beach , drop your sail and try and attract attention , by waving the fluorescent flag you should be carrying . |