Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] [art] " 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 | From this stage until the plants are large enough to take care of themselves , filamentous algae may make itself a nuisance , becoming entangled in the delicate young foliage . |
| 3 | He told Calero he ought to find himself a code-name — a suggestion Calero virtually ignored — because ‘ the Soviets listen to everything on the east coast ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ Maybe you ought to find yourself a younger jockey . ’ |
| 5 | You should make yourself a simple planning diary of the weeks of the term , boldly marking key weeks and dates . |
| 6 | The truth is , I look upon both candidates in the same light , and should think myself a traitor to the constitution of my country if I voted for either . |
| 7 | Perhaps , as my niece would say , I should buy myself a new dictionary . |
| 8 | She should buy herself a new frock and set her cap at someone else . |
| 9 | ‘ But you were right when you insisted that I must give myself the opportunity to learn my true feelings , although … ’ |
| 10 | MIKHAIL GORBACHEV must feel himself a man cursed . |
| 11 | Like a public speaker you should give yourself a chance to collect your thoughts and your audience a chance to collect theirs . |
| 12 | ‘ You should give yourselves a chance , you really should . |
| 13 | As with the early stages of reading , the teaching of literature must set itself the objective of stimulating pupils ’ enjoyment . |
| 14 | If you are capable of directing the ball over the net ten times , then , realistically , you should set yourselves a target of twenty . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , they argued , pacifists should set themselves the more modest task of sustaining the voice of reason amidst the dementia of war . |
| 16 | Our idea was that we should call ourselves The All Stars . |
| 17 | For each week you are resident in Edinburgh you should allow yourself the following minimum sums of money to cover your expenses . |
| 18 | ( 1 ) For each week you are resident in Edinburgh you should allow yourself the following sums of money to cover your expenses . |
| 19 | But I find it hard to accept that all our land should be so buttoned up , and that we should allow ourselves the arrogant and indulgent belief — against every lesson in history — that we can run things better than nature . |
| 20 | ‘ You should get yourself a telescope C.W. You could spend the whole day stargazing . ’ |
| 21 | They should get themselves a steel guitar . |
| 22 | I had the strange impression that he wanted me to believe he was death ; that at any moment the leathery old skin and the eyes would fall , and I should find myself the guest of a skeleton . |
| 23 | Instrumentalists should ask themselves the following : in the absence of law who controls the family ? |
| 24 | To get some idea of the best system for your particular way of life you should ask yourself the sort of questions a heating contractor would ask : |
| 25 | The next day , you could say the same and then , a couple of days later , you 'll build yourself a joint . |
| 26 | Fifteen lonely years of waiting for something to think , of waiting to think something , of thinking of waiting , of thinking I 'll make myself a cheese sandwich , of waiting . |
| 27 | But I I 've got to In fact I 'll make myself a note here and now , I 've got to talk to and I 'll get them to send some more tapes . |
| 28 | Or it might consider itself a success if it can stop providers passing on increases in input prices in full without trying to reduce them by greater efficiency . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Better tie his hands , or he might do himself an injury . ’ |