Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A short bubble-ride up to 1850m brought us to L'Altipiano , where we fortified ourselves for the afternoon 's skiing with a lengthy and very enjoyable lunch . |
| 2 | In what was seen as a policy of high personal risk , he proposed himself for the post of Prime Minister ( Ivan Silayev having resigned in September — see p. 38416 ) . |
| 3 | The child 's parents , and especially his father , were perceived as the obstacle to a realization of his Oedipus wishes ; so his infantile ego fortified itself for the carrying out of the repression by erecting this same obstacle within itself . |
| 4 | We prepared ourselves for the experience by drinking half a bottle of brandy each — I was worried about him until then . |
| 5 | He straightened his tie and steeled himself for the meeting . |
| 6 | Certainly , as his mind prepared itself for the acceptance of the |
| 7 | She decided she would say it , noticed how her body rearranged itself for the tone that would come . |
| 8 | They just were n't compatible , she told herself for the umpteenth time . |
| 9 | This is crazy , she told herself for the umpteenth time . |
| 10 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 11 | Security said they 'd send someone over right away , and she busied herself for the next few minutes with the half-dozen patients in the waiting area . |
| 12 | She mentally steeled herself for the long evening ahead , but , as it turned out , it was n't nearly as long as she had anticipated because towards the end of the evening she heard a sharp knocking on the door , and opened it to find André standing outside , a huge bunch of flowers in his arms . |
| 13 | As the Dwarfs steeled themselves for the inevitable assault , there was a loud explosion and the gateway burst apart in a cloud of dust . |
| 14 | We talked a little more , while Terry and Tom prepared themselves for the inevitable angry reaction from the guards and Brian lay down under an extra blanket as his body came to terms with the shock of the beating . |
| 15 | Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst . |
| 16 | I prepared myself for the baton change as Mac set off on his leg , so I did not see what happened there . |
| 17 | The Chancellor gradually retired from acting as judge of first instance , and reserved himself for the Court of Appeal in Chancery and for the House of Lords . |
| 18 | Charles … allowed himself for the sake of a few thousand pounds to be regarded as a greedy and litigious landlord rather than as a just ruler or as a national king . |
| 19 | Delaney readied himself for the final assault . |
| 20 | And the implications of that as the government readied itself for the privatisation of British Airways were too horrific to contemplate . |
| 21 | Newcastle 's natural nervousness soon reasserted itself for the French had clearly not abandoned their plan and had even managed to bring the transports at Nantes , on the River Loire , to join those further up the coast at Vannes in the Gulf of Morbihan , about midway between St Nazaire and Lorient . |
| 22 | I defended myself for the first time : I pushed him away . |
| 23 | Just as the race rekindled Classic hopes for Stoute , the flame was snuffed out for Newmarket trainer Mohammed Moubarak , who blamed himself for the dismal performance of 11–4 favourite Forest Tiger , who trailed in last after coming under pressure at half-way . |
| 24 | He blamed himself for the death of his friend , thinking that if he had n't used the ouija board , perhaps his friend would still be alive . |
| 25 | Biddy blamed herself for the crisis . |
| 26 | At this point she burst into tears and blamed herself for the break-up of their relationship . |
| 27 | She blamed herself for the way Tina was , though she did not know what she had done wrong , and she blamed herself for not trying harder to keep Tina in her house when she wanted to go off to Jarvis Stringer 's . |
| 28 | Okay , tell me , " I said , and I stiffened myself for the worst . |
| 29 | Kernaghan , seeking a transfer this summer from relegated Middlesbrough , said : ’ I 'm pleased and relieved because I blamed myself for the goal Albania scored against us in the last match . |
| 30 | Do I want this job so badly ? she asked herself for the hundredth time . |