Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister 's initiative , but warned that he and President Menem should steel themselves for a ‘ very rough ride ’ during the next few weeks . |
| 2 | Head of Department : ‘ Quadruple sessions are needed , particularly for ‘ O ’ Level groups , as they must pace themselves for a 3 hour drawing exam . ’ |
| 3 | You stop wetting yourself , if you do n't wet yourself for a week I 'll get you a toy , |
| 4 | Can you amuse yourself for a couple of hours ? ’ |
| 5 | If you do not weigh yourself for a month , finding a 4 lb ( about 2 kg ) gain might be something of a surprise . |
| 6 | The psychologist worked on the assumption that Dawn should prepare herself for a life of dependency on others , so he did not try to motivate her towards self-sufficiency . |
| 7 | The Bengali lady who enrolled in an English cookery class , so that she could provide English food for some of her son 's chums at school , is likely next to take a GCSE in English and help prepare herself for a job that may be just around the corner . |
| 8 | President Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania warned on May 18 , in an address to the Lithuanian Supreme Council , that the republic should brace itself for a renewed clampdown by Soviet armed forces in the light of " armed provocations " along the republic 's borders . |
| 9 | BRITAIN must brace itself for an even more violent wave of IRA attacks , RUC Chief Constable Sir Hugh Annesley warned last night . |
| 10 | The 200 units under her command should brace themselves for a forthright style . |
| 11 | On the livestock side Stuart Ashworth warned that beef producers should brace themselves for a cut in the Beef Special Premium ‘ the base for Scotland is 244,000 male animals but there will be at least 300,000 head this year so we can anticipate a cut of somewhere in the region of 20-25 per cent in BSP payments . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid you must prepare yourself for a shock . |
| 13 | While you are confused , why not prepare yourself for a chat with your bank manager ? |
| 14 | LINFIELD fans should prepare themselves for a bout of double vision at Windsor Park next week . |
| 15 | ( Note that you can not nominate yourself for a place . ) |
| 16 | The shorter this is , the more sense it makes to take the lump sum , rather than deny yourself for a longer-term pension that you will not be around to enjoy . |