Example sentences of "buy [pn reflx] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He should pull himself together , buy himself a decent set of clothes and pop down to the Today ( sic ) for a shift in the showbusiness department . |
| 2 | She had thought the quantities of gilt ( never did she credit that it might be real gold ) an evidence of shocking vulgarity , had sneered at the bad taste of the ornate picture frames , at the ridiculous excesses of the pictures themselves , and had felt a solid , suburban scorn for the frayed and patched tapestry chair seats and the faded hangings : she had wondered why , if so rich , they did not throw out their tatty Persian coverings , and buy themselves a good bit of fitted Wilton or Axminster in a good plain colour . |
| 3 | Buy yourself a new fur coat and that ! |
| 4 | ‘ Would n't it be more sensible to sell your share to me and buy yourself a smaller place ? ’ |
| 5 | Buy yourself a Business-Class ticket . |