Example sentences of "[modal v] give [pn reflx] a " in BNC.

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1 Like a public speaker you should give yourself a chance to collect your thoughts and your audience a chance to collect theirs .
2 ‘ You should give yourselves a chance , you really should .
3 ‘ 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 .
4 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 .
5 A past employer of mine used to give himself a gourmet week at home once a year .
6 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 .
7 He would give himself a treat today .
8 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 .
9 However , the party will give itself a new name when it resumes the congress next weekend .
10 However , the party will give itself a new name when it resumes the congress next weekend .
11 Short hair is surprisingly versatile and , as these styles prove , you can give yourself a new look virtually every day of the week !
12 After all , why talk in English when you can give yourself a little challenge ?
13 Bacteria can grow in dirty works and the next time you use them , you can give yourself a nasty infection or blood poisoning .
14 YOUNGSTERS at Amery Hill School , Alton , can give themselves a pat on the back .
15 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 .
16 If Yggdrasil can give itself a human-seeming external form , then surely Daine could mimic an AI 's physical body .
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