Example sentences of "[modal v] give [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But you were right when you insisted that I must give myself the opportunity to learn my true feelings , although … ’ |
| 2 | Like a public speaker you should give yourself a chance to collect your thoughts and your audience a chance to collect theirs . |
| 3 | ‘ You should give yourselves a chance , you really should . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ You could give yourself a nasty cut on those shoulder blades , ’ Arthur said , suddenly remembering the whole girl subject after his respite from it and feeling unusually breezy . |
| 6 | If an overweight man in his fifties who is a heavy smoker , has a family history of heart disease and is working in a stressful job were to decide to ‘ get fit ’ and invite a colleague for a game of squash for the first time in twenty years , he would be doing just about the best he could to give himself a heart attack . |
| 7 | A past employer of mine used to give himself a gourmet week at home once a year . |
| 8 | It gave us both lots of pleasure trying to work out the various clues , so we shall give ourselves a pat on the back for doing so well — hope you will have some more mind-boggling competitions in the future . |
| 9 | He would give himself a treat today . |
| 10 | If you approach production from school or university , your academic qualifications will be noticed and you will give yourself a push up the ladder if you gain more knowledge of your subject by attending a course in printing at your local polytechnic or somewhere like the London School of Printing . |
| 11 | However , the party will give itself a new name when it resumes the congress next weekend . |
| 12 | However , the party will give itself a new name when it resumes the congress next weekend . |
| 13 | Short hair is surprisingly versatile and , as these styles prove , you can give yourself a new look virtually every day of the week ! |
| 14 | After all , why talk in English when you can give yourself a little challenge ? |
| 15 | Bacteria can grow in dirty works and the next time you use them , you can give yourself a nasty infection or blood poisoning . |
| 16 | YOUNGSTERS at Amery Hill School , Alton , can give themselves a pat on the back . |
| 17 | What Miandad 's 59 did yesterday was to frustrate England 's struggling bowlers and to set a platform from which Pakistan can give themselves a match-winning lead today . |
| 18 | If Yggdrasil can give itself a human-seeming external form , then surely Daine could mimic an AI 's physical body . |