Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pn reflx] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nietzsche already made the point , and as a philosopher who was willing to call himself an egoist his witness is especially interesting : |
| 2 | Later the reigning champion , Paul Carter , beat the second-seeded former champion , Phil Kenyon , 10-8 , 9-7 , 9-1 to earn himself a semi-final today with another former champion , Bryan Beeson , whose magnificent recovery overcome the England international Chris Walker 8-10 , 8-10 , 9-5 , 9-0 , 9-7 . |
| 3 | 2 Set yourself a standard for everything you do today and from tomorrow onwards . |
| 4 | It is little compensation to know that no fewer than six earned themselves the VC ; myth has it that they were all won before breakfast . |
| 5 | Golf : Feherty to spin himself a cocoon |
| 6 | But it is possible to give yourself a massage at home , after your bath , using a rich lubricating cream or body oil . |
| 7 | I 'm highly unlikely to find myself a husband and produce another child within the next eighteen months . ’ |
| 8 | " Pure reason ! " barked the Magistrate , unable to contain himself a moment longer . |
| 9 | That helps me a lot and I find I 'm able to assert myself a bit more . |
| 10 | If she keeps that up I will be able to buy myself a couple of books from the alcove book shop by the end of the summer . |
| 11 | They attach themselves to executable files and are able to load themselves every time the infected file is loaded . |
| 12 | Though patients were exempt from all charges under the 1946 Act , the Labour government amended that Act in 1949 to give itself the power to levy charges if it wished on prescriptions and appliances . |
| 13 | Isabel had told her , unable to deny herself the relief of letting the truth out at last . |
| 14 | At the Manor Ground , Oxford United won themselves a draw after a diabolical first half . |
| 15 | She was able to make herself a pottery workshop by joining two old telephone engineers ' caravans together , and now works from her father 's market garden near Livingston . |
| 16 | KAY BLAIR was recently shocked to find herself the recipient of high quality service |
| 17 | There were those at that time who cultivated melancholy to give themselves the appearance of profundity . |
| 18 | On the other hand they are too exposed to allow themselves the Costa Rican solution of doing without armies altogether . |
| 19 | Why are you so all-fire determined to do yourself an injury when I 'm around ? ’ |
| 20 | A few seconds is enough to give themselves a boost ! |
| 21 | There are a number of men only too anxious to buy themselves a knighthood who might be most attracted to a project that catches the public sympathy . ’ |
| 22 | Chris Wilkinson defeated fellow Davis Cup player Mark Petchey 6–2 6–3 in a disappointing match , to face Texan Brian Joelson in the semi-finals while Bates outclassed young Italian Massimo Ardinghi 6–1 6–0 to earn himself a meeting with a Swedish qualifier from the first week , Johan Donar . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's best to make yourself a timetable for Christmas Day , then you know what to do and it cheers you up as you cross things off . ’ |
| 24 | Sheffield United 's Dave Bassett is the latest to find himself the subject of a police inquiry after being reported by the gentle , clean-mouthed souls who inhabit Chelsea 's stands for swearing . |
| 25 | Foxes often avoid the colony sites of breeding seabirds because if they attempt a swift invasion to capture nestlings they are liable to find themselves the object of severe and painful dive-bombing by the parent gulls and their companions . |
| 26 | She knew the Spanish liking for these little snacks and she stepped down into the street , a little surprised to find herself the focus of several pairs of eyes . |
| 27 | You are now entitled to call yourself a specialist as long as you can justify the use of that term . |