Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] ourselves in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are in an interesting position , where we could shoot ourselves in the foot — but we want to grow our own business , here in Newtonmore . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't want to know , ’ Sophie interrupted sharply , then , seeing that Helen looked rather ruffled , she added in a more conciliatory tone , ‘ It 's just that , although I 'm very interested in what goes on in that practice on the veterinary side , I do n't really think we ought to interest ourselves in the personal ups and downs of the people working there . ’ |
| 3 | But if we then turn to the ego — and , still more , the superego — and try to understand the sequence of development there we may find ourselves in the predicament of a person who tried to investigate the musical education of a child who had started learning the piano with grade 2 , then gone on to grade 3 , and finally ended with grade 1 ! |
| 4 | We can comfort ourselves in the knowledge that death must have supervened very quickly . |
| 5 | We can lock ourselves in the basement , away from that bloody thing outside and until this Darkfall storm blows over . ’ |
| 6 | We can put ourselves in the place of the poet or the friend ; we can be either the sender or the receiver . |
| 7 | Er to work on the key issues which are common to all options for the future , er such that th we can put ourselves in the best position to secure future business success . |