Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , you know it 's saying that motherhood is a good thing , but let's not exert ourselves too greatly to do anything about it . |
| 2 | The real mystery about his story is not why two wives refused to make love to him , but how he stopped talking about himself long enough to invite them to bed in the first place . |
| 3 | He 'd hear the engine starting , of course , but , by the time he 'd got himself together enough to do anything about it , she should at least have a head start . |
| 4 | Since real action in the world was now denied him , Uncle Mick gave himself over thoroughly to debate . |
| 5 | Under Clifford , Palmer bided his time , keeping to himself his misgivings about the governor 's achievements in centralization , and exerting himself openly only to oppose Clifford 's proposal that lawyers should be allowed to plead in the provincial courts , thereby unacceptably diluting what had been under Lugard the Resident 's almost unrestricted jurisdiction over them . |
| 6 | Despite the fact that he had apparently not put himself out overmuch to get home , he was given a hero 's welcome in Polperro . |
| 7 | Genet reinscribes himself within the violent hierarchies of his oppression , installing himself there relentlessly to invert and pervert them . |
| 8 | It was not until they had rounded a bend in the road , and the echoes of Master Thomas 's good wishes had long since died away , that Isabel managed to pull herself together enough to recall her resolution to put fitzAlan at a safe distance — and keep him there . |
| 9 | ‘ Good morning , Mr Massingham , ’ she pulled herself sharply together to greet him , if her smile had faded then hoping at least to keep pleasant and civil . |
| 10 | Other women might be able to cope with an affair that was based on passion and nothing else , but she knew herself well enough to realise she could only be permanently scarred by such an involvement . |
| 11 | She knew herself well enough to know that if he challenged her account in the latter mode she 'd almost certainly lose her temper with him , and then the atmosphere between them , which had been ( with the exception of his overtures ) so easy and undemanding , would be spoiled . |
| 12 | Jay had taken up situationist sculpture , and eased herself half upright to look at yesterday evening 's achievement . |
| 13 | She promised herself never again to disturb the peace of this man 's life . |
| 14 | The war in Poland raged tragically , but even the French had pulled themselves together sufficiently to coin triumphalist slogans about their might and will . |
| 15 | He 's the one who gets the wages for it while I have n't a lira to myself not even to buy a pair of stockings , stuck here in this gloomy hole day after day — and he goes out working , he goes out to work when according to the contract he 's not allowed , I should be allowed but not him . |
| 16 | I 'd promised myself not even to think about Julie Burchill again , let alone mention her ( yeah , right on , Camille , we 're rootin' for ya ) , but I must say that I agree with her that the Best of Young British list would have improved by the addition of an American and someone who 'd written a non-fiction book about football . |
| 17 | As the police in both countries in recent years have relied increasingly on notions of professionalism to defend themselves against political attack , so police organizations have asserted themselves more publicly to promote not only their own organization , but also particular policies regarding law and order which they deem to be necessary . |
| 18 | But no , there were n't any cafés here , only kiosks to buy drinks and snacks , and you had to prop yourself up somewhere to nosh them . |
| 19 | They 're also supremely naive if they do n't think at some point in the future that MCA will hike out a similar compilation to the one Phonogram just have … that 's always assuming that they sort themselves out enough to have the required amount of hits . |
| 20 | Local Management of Schools was introduced to allow schools to decide for themselves how best to spend money to meet their pupils ' needs . |