Example sentences of "[verb] to [pn reflx] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , he never lets anyone over the door and he sees to himself for the most part . |
| 2 | We 'll go down again now , but let's keep to ourselves for a while . " |
| 3 | WE are going to stop apologising to ourselves for the fact that it takes money to run this organisation . |
| 4 | He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence . |
| 5 | We kept to ourselves for the rest of the day , taking food from the buttery and retiring early for we were both still exhausted after our journey from England . |
| 6 | As she made coffee she stared dreamily ahead , smiled to herself for no apparent reason , and was so far away that at last Sophie remarked , ‘ You 're very happy — very preoccupied . |
| 7 | An essential part of all eel tanks is sliding glass covers , so these were duly closed and the eels left to themselves for the night while I hoped that they were strong enough to survive the constant stress that they had endured over the past thirty-six hours . |
| 8 | The clipped , breezy tone was one that Belinda knew by this time , and it meant , I want to be left to myself for the time being , thank you . |