Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could have picked herself a better boyfriend . |
| 2 | They know the qualifying course as well as any team in Europe and , shortly before 7pm , should have earned themselves a toast in vodka , imported , of course . |
| 3 | If you achieve this , then a record deal is just around the corner , and you will have earned yourself a strong negotiating position which should enable you to sign the deal you want and not the first deal that is offered . |
| 4 | The nearest neighbours of Ben Nevis , Carn Mor Dearg and Aonach Beag , both have summits above the 4000 mark ; to another of the group , Aonach Mor , the Ordnance Survey rather churlishly ascribes a height of 3999 only , a tribute to their meticulous accuracy but a pity they could not have permitted themselves a slight error of twelve inches . |
| 5 | He might also have considered himself a very lucky man , as an actor of limited range who made his screen debut in the classic High Noon ( 1952 ) , playing the harmonica-playing member of the gang out to kill Gary Cooper . |
| 6 | He had become accustomed to great wealth , but he had a social conscience and may even have considered himself a socialist . |
| 7 | To think they could have saved themselves the worry . |
| 8 | I might have saved myself the trouble , as the family remained together for only a short time afterwards ; my sisters married , leaving only my mother and myself at home … |
| 9 | I could have saved myself the trouble . |
| 10 | If you 'd told me this in the make-up room when you came to have your hair cut , you 'd have saved yourself a needless journey . |
| 11 | If that 's what you 've been looking for you could have saved yourself the trouble . |
| 12 | You might have saved yourself the bother . ’ |
| 13 | Prime Minister John Major could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had followed that advice over David Mellor , the former Heritage Minister . |
| 14 | Er , if only Darwin had opened it , Darwin would have saved himself an , all , load of old trouble . |
| 15 | Then she would have saved herself a lot of grief . |
| 16 | ‘ I did pick up a lot of younger listeners with the early evening shows and it 's harder for them to tune in now , which I regret , but , without wanting to sound melodramatic , I would have done myself a mischief if I 'd carried on and I already feel better . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I did pick up a lot of younger listeners with the early evening shows and it 's harder for them to tune in now , which I regret , but , without wanting to sound melodramatic , I would have done myself a mischief if I 'd carried on and I already feel better . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ He believed in the code of loyalty and silence but he could have done himself a favour by letting us know where all the gold was . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ The call-offs mean that if anybody plays well against Germany he will have done himself a lot of good for the immediate future . ’ |
| 20 | And while she might not have done herself a lot of favours over the last five years , it has to be concluded that she is better getting out while the going 's still good . |
| 21 | The other event that I remember well was when my Uncle Ned could have made himself a bit of money when a bird was shot down in mistake for a grouse . |
| 22 | Erm and had he had he patented it or I do n't know about exactly the timing , he might have made himself an absolute fortune . |
| 23 | In the process the West may have sold itself a weapons portfolio which it lacks the means to produce in quantity . |
| 24 | Also Kelly might have got himself a start ! |
| 25 | If it manages to make that charge stick , it will have got itself a powerful vote-winner . |
| 26 | ‘ Otherwise you would have spared yourself the journey . |
| 27 | But then again I would n't be up tha far up your arse I mean , like you sa , you must have found yourself a couple of times getting close to somebody and without realising it and then they |
| 28 | I will try to enjoy the whole weekend and with everyone 's help I have set myself a target to raise 1,000 for CLIC . |
| 29 | I strongly recommend that we leave such arduous duties to your two companions , who will undoubtedly have asked themselves the same question . ’ |
| 30 | The break-through that the Anisminic case made was the recognition by the majority of this House that if a tribunal whose jurisdiction was limited by statute or subordinate legislation mistook the law applicable to the facts as it had found them , it must have asked itself the wrong question , i.e. , one into which it was not empowered to inquire and so had no jurisdiction to determine . |