Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not stopped to think that she might be inserting herself into a social scene that she had walked away from when she had left home . |
| 2 | You could be very stupid and go straight back to your flat , in which case you could be putting yourself in a lot of danger . |
| 3 | There are 10 very lucky readers who could be treating themselves to a hot , refreshing shower every morning . |
| 4 | If she accepted this crazy proposal of his then she 'd be committing herself to a course of action that could be supremely dangerous to her . |
| 5 | This is partly because , for reasons to be discussed later , we shall be confining ourselves to a certain class of creative person , viz authors : it would therefore be presumptuous of us to extrapolate from our conclusions to other forms of originality . |
| 6 | I have no doubt that during the general election campaign the chairman of the Tory party will be spreading himself about a little bit , even though he has a tiny majority in Bath . |