Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | OPERA giant Luciano Pavarotti looked a picture of massive dedication yesterday as he built himself up for his latest role . |
| 2 | Charles made himself up for the new role , and dressed in the new costume . |
| 3 | Arty laid down his pen and geared himself up for argument . |
| 4 | She told herself off for not being attentive enough , for not finding the right words to encourage him to go on . |
| 5 | She booked herself in for the works as she put it — a facial and full-body massage . |
| 6 | That settled , I booked myself in for the first two weeks of August , five months after my operation . |
| 7 | So I wrote to the Warden of Spurn Bird Observatory and booked myself in for a night . |
| 8 | The frizzy-rugged beaner at the wheel shouted something and threw himself around for a while , but I kept on not not smoking quietly in the back , and nothing happened . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't believe I knocked myself out for that flake . ’ |
| 10 | And I really like , really work psyched myself up for it . |
| 11 | Christmases were wonderful and greatly looked forward to by us both , but they were also tiring , and in early January , when all danger of further jollity from New Year had receded , we took ourselves off for a couple of days . |
| 12 | Nigel tarted himself up for the two days before her visit . |
| 13 | Made a vain attempt to tidy up the room , which was already looking like a heavy-metal combat zone , and took himself off for a shower . |
| 14 | Feeling hungry , Ellie made herself some toast in the kitchen , collected some brochures from the hall table , and took herself out for the day . |
| 15 | She took herself off for long walks to ponder in the ice and wind and snow . |
| 16 | Fabia took herself off for a walk , but so great were her worries that for once Mariánské Láznë failed to enchant her . |
| 17 | Though when , having ousted him , thoughts of him crept back in again , she grew impatient with herself , and took herself off for a walk around town . |
| 18 | Those who were too tired to move and still felt cold took themselves off for a hot bath . |
| 19 | I took myself off for long walks along the shore and into the hills every morning and did not return to Les Glycines until noon , when the three of us would drive in Otto 's traction avant to one of his favourite places for seafood . |
| 20 | We have come all this way to take part in a major game , not put ourselves up for auction . ’ |
| 21 | However , a husband has no other relationship that he is told to love as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her . |
| 22 | Be imitators of God , therefore , as dearly loved children , and live a life of love , just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God ( Eph. 4:3–5:2 ) . |
| 23 | ‘ Husbands , love your wives , just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ’ ( 5:25 ) . |
| 24 | Just as Christ also loved the church , and he gave himself up for it . |
| 25 | An exhausted Anabelle ambled to the gate and squeezed herself under for the last time . |
| 26 | Two Palestinians were shot dead in clashes with the Israeli army in the occupied territories yesterday as wanted Arabs gave themselves up for fear of being shot by undercover squads . |
| 27 | The minister 's entourage and assembled media swept into the narrow office building only to grind to a halt on the stairs while he and Mr Fallon shut themselves off for a brief chat . |
| 28 | I find that people tend to not put themselves down for training courses . |
| 29 | She came to Salzburg to the festival but refused to let anyone put themselves out for her ; I was enormously impressed by how kind and unassuming she was . |
| 30 | It did n't take long for him to bounce back , however , and during the latter part of the 1970s and early 1980s he and Trevino put themselves in for further chances of Open glory . |