Example sentences of "[to-vb] and [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stopped and put her case down for a moment to try and collect herself ; her hands were trembling uncontrollably from the weight . |
| 2 | She plunged deeply into work to try and distract herself . |
| 3 | There 'd been yet another cancelled lesson only today and Ronni was feeling even angrier and edgier than ever as , just after lunchtime , she made her way down the garden towards the villa 's private little jetty , a corner she had n't explored before , to try and calm herself with a breath of air . |
| 4 | As DacEasy 's software has , in the past , occupied the middle ground , the company has invested heavily in new product development to try and reposition itself . |
| 5 | He had practiced putting on his kitchen floor at home during the winter to try and prepare himself for the greens . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's supposed to be something that you do to try and better yourself . |
| 7 | She said it to cover her tremulous awareness of the fact that she was still in his arms , and began gently to try and pull herself away , but he seemed strangely reluctant to let her go . |
| 8 | She needed to get out of Rohan 's orbit for a while — to try and pull herself together , she thought almost frantically . |
| 9 | He cared enough about his loathsome , drunken and violent third wife , Mayo Methot , not to leave her until he knew she had gone to the furthest extremes to try and cure herself of the alcoholism that threatened to ruin both their lives . |
| 10 | Tell them to try and arm themselves . ’ |
| 11 | What I want you to practice doing is to try and get yourself saying over and over again regardless of how the other person tries to ask you questions to get you out of it , and then swap over . |
| 12 | Thankfully Merrill escaped , glad of an opportunity to try and get herself together again . |
| 13 | ‘ I told you you 'd got to try and keep yourself looking nice for Mrs Hollidaye , ’ said Gloria . |
| 14 | I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope , |
| 15 | But what we , what is , is unquestionably true is that it does mean that there is growing parceliza parcelization of ple of peasant plots which means that the average peasant now has a much smaller plot of land in which to try and support himself and his family than was the case earlier in Chinese history . |
| 16 | ‘ You do n't bother to try and prove yourself . |
| 17 | ‘ I just think you ought to try and forgive yourself , ’ mumbled Daisy . |
| 18 | ‘ What you need to do , Leith , is to try and deglamorise yourself a bit . ’ |
| 19 | As " Uncle " Bruce goes into his 50s , he continues to accept and involve himself eagerly , whenever possible , in the world outside the studio . |
| 20 | ‘ Above all , we 're a punters ' band — we want people to come and enjoy themselves — it 's all about having fun , ’ said Slim . |
| 21 | I just wanted to come and introduce myself . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Luther sent me to see if it was all right , for him to come and get himself something to eat . ’ |
| 23 | The effects of the Great Depression and a renewed possibility of war in Europe in the 1930s made most Americans all the more determined to isolate and insulate themselves from the quarrels and atavism of the nations of Europe . |
| 24 | The aim of the pub is to give the residents of the homes and the villagers of Tarrington and surrounding hamlets somewhere to meet and enjoy themselves . |
| 25 | ‘ Pubs are here to allow people to meet and enjoy themselves and really get away from outside pressures . |
| 26 | Replacing the shoebox but leaving the tell-tale sea of marbles , he stood on Vic 's bed and tried , without success , to jump and pull himself up to the small opening . |
| 27 | He ‘ made ’ this year 's Grand National winner , according to trainer Nick Gaselee , teaching the equine giant , nicknamed the Monster Muncher , how to jump and handle himself in a race . |
| 28 | After I turned the engine off and opened the door , I found my legs had turned to blancmange and moulded themselves into a sitting position . |
| 29 | Finally it will contain the facilities to repair and rebuild itself should any combination of climate , beast , and machine conspire to break the structure down . |
| 30 | Traditionally the damaged bone was either left to repair and replace itself as best it could or bone was harvested from elsewhere in the body and used to augment the lost bone . |