Example sentences of "[vb base] [pn reflx] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just go and lose yerself for a week , son . |
| 2 | ‘ You ca n't just rent a villa or a flat overlooking the Med and install yourself for a peppercorn rent like people used to . |
| 3 | You enjoy yourself for a while and then you make sure of your place in heaven ! ’ |
| 4 | When I get back to base , bruised and battered , I brace myself for a reception that will make the Day of Judgment look like a Sunday School picnic . |
| 5 | They admire themselves for a time . |
| 6 | Young demobbed men are restless for a fight ; women sell themselves for a cigarette . |
| 7 | An animal might for instance prepare itself for a fight by learning a particular association between some noise and the appearance of its enemy in the near future . |
| 8 | Only today matters , so forget about tomorrow , pack your bags , and prepare yourself for a magical holiday . |
| 9 | ‘ Prepare yourself for a shock . |
| 10 | Prepare yourself for a major shock to your assumptions . |
| 11 | Prepare yourself for a red , black and white decor , Caesar 's heads all over the wall , a kinetic sunburst chandelier and a black and white sculpture . |