Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm just like my mum , when it comes down to it , That 's why I quite admired Auntie Muriel , in a guarded sort of way I 'd think , I really should try to be like her , she was so content , nothing ever fazed her , I did n't want to be a farmer , understand , but I did n't want to be like mum either , tied to a feckless man , trying to keep him and me , having to hustle all the time to stop from sinking I fancied myself on a corporate asteroid , settling down with someone who would cherish me and buy me everything I wanted Carmen and her crew had the same ideas , even if they acted like they were going to be bad girls for ever , |
| 2 | ‘ Mandy , I have n't exactly seen you throwing yourself on the altar of love . ’ |
| 3 | He did n't use them to force himself on me . |
| 4 | ‘ Do I pride myself on being one element in the show 's overall success ? |
| 5 | But by telling them to take themselves on the bikes it keeps them occupied . ’ |
| 6 | Keith Lascelles took my hand , squeezing it reassuringly as he led me across the stage , up the wide stairway dividing the orchestra , and left me to arrange myself on the rostrum . |
| 7 | Uninterested in material things , and conspicuously more at home in jungles than in drawing rooms , he possessed a sweet distinction of bearing which impressed itself on all who met him . |
| 8 | Next I ask myself , does one congratulate oneself on getting married or not ? — or is that left for everyone else to do ? |
| 9 | Check from time to time that residents have something to occupy themselves on hand . |