Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pn reflx] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | GREAT Portland Estates boss Richard Peskin is warning shareholders to brace themselves for a dividend cut next year . |
| 2 | JIM COURIER redeemed himself for past Davis Cup failures by beating Switzerland 's Jakob Hlasek in Fort Worth , Texas last night to clinch the Cup for the United States for the 30th time since 1900 . |
| 3 | The need to prepare schools and help to help schools prepare themselves for the erm review of the national curriculum the changes that they will have to deal with and in particular I think , erm to help secondary schools to come to terms with changes in key stage four and the likely erm opportunities there will be for a more diverse curriculum including eventually er the opportunities for more vocational programmes in schools and to assist schools |
| 4 | Mummy blames herself for what happened . |
| 5 | Certainly , as his mind prepared itself for the acceptance of the |
| 6 | Shiona steeled herself for disappointment . |
| 7 | TI blames itself for telling the newsletter that that would be the ‘ average price for 1993 ’ because it forgot to factor in the industry practice of constantly repricing in the face of better yields . |
| 8 | Britta hated herself for wanting the arm to encircle her again . |
| 9 | Biddy blamed herself for the crisis . |
| 10 | As she held her mother , she noticed how thin she 'd become and Hari blamed herself for not realizing sooner how sick mam was . |
| 11 | Land was parcelled out to major mamluks to enrich themselves and this unusual form of alien rule perpetuated itself for several centuries . |
| 12 | In its original meaning çift referred to the smallest unit of land which could support a family , and in the early days of the timar system the çift was the core holding which the timarli farmed himself for the benefit of his own family . |
| 13 | These are practical sessions where students and tutors prepare themselves for work with children in the second half of the term . |
| 14 | Equally , no company should fail to take advance action to prepare itself for them . |
| 15 | And St Margaret , her cheeks glowing with the realisation of her strength , the knowledge that she indeed held the great dragon at bay while this new young warrior prepared herself for combat , felt a moment of disappointment , anticipating a return to the boredom of heaven . |
| 16 | As they began to climb the stairs , arms still wrapped around each other , Ronni asked herself for the hundredth time what she would do if he did . |
| 17 | He flushed with anger when he remembered how the legal aid he had levied to furnish her to her wedding had brought in only miserable trickles of money on the date appointed , and how he had been forced to send out letters to all and sundry requesting loans to help to pay for her clothes and dowry , and even to borrow abjectly from the City of London and some of its richest citizens , with all the members of his council pledging themselves for repayment , so low was his own credit fallen . |
| 18 | Christie 's held a charity auction , and up and down the country the rotaries and women 's institutes geared themselves for yet another season of money-raising fetes and flower shows . |
| 19 | The financial sector prepared itself for full deregulation and open competition with foreign institutions . |
| 20 | She heard a footfall , she pressed herself back , keeping an eye on the street ; in a doorway , further on , a silhouette detached itself for a moment , and she saw a man throw his head back and shake it as if intoxicated , while holding his arms extended , and she fancied she heard him speak to his own fidanzata of that evening , she imagined him murmuring about her hair — as dark as a raven 's wing , perhaps ? |
| 21 | Pooley cursed himself for letting his vanity give him away . |
| 22 | I mean I know through the summer holidays that I 've really got to get to work with him on his maths , likewise I know I 've got a lot of work to do myself for |
| 23 | Grunte braced himself for remonstrance and rebuke . |
| 24 | Knowing that it would annoy Geoffrey , Anthony braced himself for the ensuing argument . |
| 25 | Draper slouched away , swearing under his breath as Topaz braced herself for battle with Loverin and Liti . |
| 26 | Buchan offered himself for the job , but Chapman valued him as a goalscorer , and the link-man role went to Andy Neil . |
| 27 | Loretta chided herself for her tactlessness . |
| 28 | All that was left of Bernice 's rational practicality marshalled itself for a final , concerted assault on her bewildered brain . |
| 29 | ‘ And I loved the ending , ’ she added quickly , turning back to face them with her familiar , brilliant smile in place , ‘ with the hero playing himself for once in a crowd of clowns , as though he could only be real in an unreal world and vice versa … . |
| 30 | ‘ It is vital that companies prepare themselves for the new Europe and this initiative will help firms in the south . |