Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could see myself on the roof of our house , as , for the last time , I spread the couscous out to dry on a sheet in the sun before my journey to London : I could see the village below me : the tops of the trees , the minaret , the ancient wall which ran round my village . |
| 2 | ‘ I used to pride myself on my self-control . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ With one bound I would throw myself on the large white bearskin , which I adored , and cover its great head with kisses . ’ |
| 4 | I 'll just grab my video camera then I can include myself on all my articles , invoices and letterheads . |
| 5 | Sam and I can amuse ourselves on the Sunday , and that will give you the opportunity to take Anna to the Forest . ’ |
| 6 | I can push myself on those . |
| 7 | ‘ People slipping back into our column , back into our camp and our sort of Britain which will manifest itself on Thursday . ’ |
| 8 | You may pride yourself on being a generous listener who is very interested in others , and use this pride to excuse you from using control tactics . |
| 9 | You may suit yourself on that one ! |
| 10 | Then again a decent throw of the dice and you might find yourself on 47 and climbing the ladder thanks to Charles and Diana 's romantic Greek cruise in August . |
| 11 | Form 86 or a quite informal letter is then sufficient — such as : We hereby consent to the property known as [ shown edged red on the accompanying plan ] being part of the land comprised in the above title being transferred free from the [ Intended ] Notice of Deposit registered on the But some banks ( which favour this type of security in appropriate cases ) have their own favoured form of withdrawal ; acting for a seller you 'll satisfy yourself on this point and obtain the necessary withdrawal in time to hand over on completion . |
| 12 | Foul up in a chimney and you 'll batter yourself on the walls . |
| 13 | ‘ Any more talk like that , ’ he snarled , ‘ and you 'll find yourself on a charge for disaffection . ’ |
| 14 | Well , do n't keep me waiting another time , or you 'll find yourself on the Report for improperly working your beat . |
| 15 | ‘ And get yourselves dressed or you 'll find yourself on fatigues . ’ |
| 16 | I despised myself anyway , haunted by things as superficial as a way of moving , a combination of colour and shape , an asymmetrical smile , the chance attributes of someone who holds herself so cheap she 'll squander herself on a man as truly valueless as Florian Jones , and ignore both his marriage and his other affairs . |
| 17 | A cell awaited her , and certain death — unless she could throw herself on the Queen 's mercy . |
| 18 | In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster . |
| 19 | Besides , Mr. Williams , who would waste themselves on such a miserable wretch ? |
| 20 | Another wheeze is the ‘ complimentary dinner buffet ’ in hotels , usually between 5–7 pm where , for the price of a drink , you can stuff yourself on hot and cold canapes . |
| 21 | ‘ You can congratulate yourselves on having taken a positive step towards ending the evil and pernicious practice of slavery ! ’ |
| 22 | There are peel-off labels for the long holiday dates , something with which you can amuse yourself on the next bank holiday . |
| 23 | He had worked in Belfast in the late 1940s , and compared the Labour scene in Derry unfavourably with that of the larger city : ‘ We may pride ourselves on being a city but politically we are still a small Ulster town . ’ |
| 24 | This is scarcely surprising , since we may pride ourselves on the fact that freedom of speech has existed in this country perhaps as long as , if not longer than , it has existed in any other country in the world . |
| 25 | This is scarcely surprising , since we may pride ourselves on the fact that freedom of speech has existed in this country perhaps as long as , if not longer than , it has existed in any other country in the world . |
| 26 | This is scarcely surprising , since we may pride ourselves on the fact that freedom of speech has existed in this country perhaps as long as , if not longer than , it has existed in any other country in the world . |
| 27 | But still we kept saying if only we could see ourselves on the video , that would help us . |
| 28 | We can congratulate ourselves on the forecasts which led to fixing fees at the right levels , but commercial criteria are not the only means of judging the fortunes of professional institutes . |
| 29 | All the creatures that we have to kill and eat , all those that we have to strike down and destroy to make clothes for ourselves , have souls , like we have , souls that do not perish with the body , and which must therefore be propitiated lest they should avenge themselves on us for taking away their bodies ( see Rasmussen , 1929 ) . |
| 30 | France and England never pulled together , for all they might find themselves on the same side . ’ |