Example sentences of "[pron] [coord] [vb base] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the ruins of peoples which are still found here and there and which are no longer capable of a national existence , are absorbed by the larger nations and either become part of them or maintain themselves as ethnographic monuments without political significance . |
| 2 | Sports heroes and pop stars provide images for teenagers , who may imitate them and style themselves upon them . |
| 3 | Simon was convinced that the only way to gain power over his nightmares , to rid himself of them forever , was to defy them and steep himself in further acts of intimidation and violence . |
| 4 | Now admittedly , the T four bacterial is a very simple organism , it ca n't leap about so it does n't need senses or a brain to direct it , or muscles or anything like that , it ca n't repair itself or change itself once it 's been made , therefore it does n't need to digest food , er to , to have an immune system or anything like that to repair itself or put itself to rights , it does n't need anything like that . |
| 5 | For all that it remains an object which can not move itself or save itself from destruction . |
| 6 | Each time I saw you coming dancing towards me along a sunny street , moving lightly on your toes like a boxer , with your slightly duck-toed run that I , a turned-out-toes walker , found so male and so sexy , my heart jumped in my throat and I wanted to run towards you and throw myself into your arms . |
| 7 | I have to know everything and fling myself into the 3rd century . |
| 8 | He was her sole reason for getting up at all , the only incentive to clothe and feed herself and drag herself from her bedroom where she would much prefer to stay . |
| 9 | Josh Thayer 's warm brown eyes swam before her , and for a moment she wished she could simply find him and throw herself into his comforting arms . |
| 10 | Creatures often seem to have gone out of their way to find him and display themselves to him . |
| 11 | Charlotte was glad of the excuse to leave him and busy herself in the kitchen . |
| 12 | She wanted only to rid herself of the blocks Ewan had inflicted on her and lose herself in a new future . |
| 13 | She could not glare at it or protect herself by clutching at the chair 's arms . |
| 14 | Many other organisations are envious of all the In-Service training we provide , so do your best to support it and enjoy yourself at the same time ! |
| 15 | He must n't be expected to make an effort when he does n't feel like it , he must n't risk being hemmed in or bored , but everyone has to be ever so careful of his feelings , poor sensitive soul , and when he wants a good fuck he comes to obliging loving little Ruth because he can relieve himself and have his morale boosted without having to do a damned thing about it but get himself into your bed . ’ |
| 16 | They ensure , for example , that meals are eaten at the right time , that appointments are kept , that a daily routine is adhered to and that patients do not neglect themselves or put themselves in danger . |
| 17 | In developing an image , you and your workers , professional or voluntary , have to swallow your pride , smile at yourselves and put yourselves in second place to getting the message across — not easy , not often said , but true ! |
| 18 | I think young folk now are much more ready to express themselves and express themselves in public . |
| 19 | When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves , they are not wise . ’ |