Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two explosions in quick succession made me throw myself to the ground . |
| 2 | Why did I introduce myself as a sceptic about values but not about facts ? |
| 3 | May I associate myself with the praise that has been heaped on the know-how fund ? |
| 4 | May I associate myself with the Prime Minister 's remarks about Queen Elizabeth II ? |
| 5 | But I have to ask myself this — would I hate myself in the morning ? ’ |
| 6 | Only after leaving did I glimpse myself in the mirror . |
| 7 | Can I propose yourself as the Chair of this Committee ? |
| 8 | Why should I put myself to a lot of trouble and difficulty when — perhaps — you could just give the terrorists what they ask and save all the bother ? ’ |
| 9 | " Now let me see myself in a glass , " Sara said eventually , and when one was brought gave a gasp of surprise , because she had not worn the high collar before or had her hair braided , and although these strange garments were a little uncomfortable and restricting she could n't help admiring the slashed sleeves , the low , square neck and the wonderful wide skirt that swept the stone floor . |
| 10 | Why the hell did n't you throw yourself at the door ? ’ |
| 11 | Do you regard yourself to the left or to the right in politics ? |
| 12 | How could she describe herself as a revolutionary , a serious person , if she were a thief ? |
| 13 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 14 | Would you describe yourself as a hard taskmaster ? |
| 15 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 16 | Only after these days can she present herself to the priest for ritual atonement of her impurity : |
| 17 | Can you amuse yourself for a couple of hours ? ’ |
| 18 | So do you see yourself as a cultural ambassadress for Italy ? |
| 19 | … should n't you protect yourself against the financial effects of a serious injury ? |
| 20 | Then suddenly there was this group of people who asserted that not only could you commit yourself to a member of your own sex , they were actually doing it . |
| 21 | Why did she cast herself as a resourceful ‘ maid ’ ? |
| 22 | Do n't she get herself in a |
| 23 | Never must she put herself in a position where she might be tempted to betray the fact that she loved him . |
| 24 | In the last resort the only satisfactory answer to the question , ‘ Why do you devote yourself to the attempt to understand ? ’ is , ‘ Because I derive so strong a satisfaction from doing so . ’ |
| 25 | Nor do I believe that it can be said that in no way can we disentangle ourselves from the religious myth which we have inherited . |
| 26 | Can they make themselves into a statue of , for example , Anancy playing a trick ? |
| 27 | How can they compare themselves to a former professional player who has played in front of ten or twenty thousand people ? ’ |
| 28 | She felt him gather himself like a beast on the powerful springs of its limbs . |
| 29 | That 's quite ludicrous , why should they shoot themselves in the foot and is Mr seriously suggesting the same thing ? |
| 30 | Not all joint boards were successful ; nor , as a form of negotiating machinery , did they commend themselves to every , or even most , industries . |