Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pn reflx] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well now , Barney , ye may think yerself an old man but I do n't think of meself as such ! ’ he exclaimed testily . |
| 2 | She worried that Chris might fall and break his leg , that Annie might swallow a stone and have to go to hospital , that Alan might give himself an ulcer through working too hard . |
| 3 | Better tie his hands , or he might do himself an injury . ’ |
| 4 | You 'll do yourself an injury , I say , but she knows best no doubt for there is n't a day but she 's off for some long trip or other on the thing . |
| 5 | Bannister , who has hit five goals in eight games , said : ‘ If I get 20 this season then I could earn myself an extension of the contract . ’ |
| 6 | As well as this , Vincent may have been influenced by Zola 's theory that one could make oneself an artist by an act of will , providing one had the temperament — ‘ Art is nature seen through a temperament ’ — and although natural talent was helpful , it was by no means essential . |
| 7 | " Fraid so , " her mother answered , " Corn Flakes in plenty , though , and you could do yourself an egg if you 've got time . |
| 8 | I would consider myself an old-fashioned painter . ’ |
| 9 | Just occasionally , he would allow himself an ad-lib . |
| 10 | If only they would come an hour earlier , and erm spend erm a pleasant time in their cars erm on the car park having a picnic before they go in , they would save themselves an awful lot of , of , of hassle . |
| 11 | Often , after he had left her at the door of her apartment , he would ridicule himself An old man with a Pygmalion fantasy . |
| 12 | When you know you have located a one pound coin before you dig it up , you can call yourself an expert detectorist . |