Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ T is so no more ’ , that is , he can no longer consider himself the same person — he has become , at last , a human being ( line 36 ) , not a dreaming poet , and he can not go back to the earlier state . |
| 2 | Do not just give yourself the whole week off . |
| 3 | Do not accept offers of tea or coffee if this is your problem as you will then give yourself the further anxiety of controlling the cup and saucer . |
| 4 | I ca n't give myself the great happiness of promising to be yours — because I am sure I ought not to ! ’ |
| 5 | Our idea was that we should call ourselves The All Stars . |
| 6 | Now the person possessing the goods after the time limit , even if he holds the goods in bad faith , may call himself the rightful owner , while the original owner promptly loses all rights . |
| 7 | But I find it hard to accept that all our land should be so buttoned up , and that we should allow ourselves the arrogant and indulgent belief — against every lesson in history — that we can run things better than nature . |
| 8 | We can not allow ourselves the empty luxury of doubt . ’ |
| 9 | He 'll prove himself the best fighter in the world because the WBC 's main contender Tony Tucker and WBO champion Mike Moorer , a really dangerous customer , are waiting in the wings . |
| 10 | He suddenly wondered whether she smiled like that because she could rarely allow herself the full release of a complete smile , but must always keep one side of her lips tucked under control . |
| 11 | For each week you are resident in Edinburgh you should allow yourself the following minimum sums of money to cover your expenses . |
| 12 | ( 1 ) For each week you are resident in Edinburgh you should allow yourself the following sums of money to cover your expenses . |
| 13 | And do you allow yourself the occasional binge ? |
| 14 | ‘ The reason a lot of women and men argue without hearing each other is that many women lack the bottom harmonics in their voices , while men do n't allow themselves the upper harmonics . |
| 15 | Instrumentalists should ask themselves the following : in the absence of law who controls the family ? |
| 16 | You could ask yourself the following questions : |