Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] [pn reflx] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your goal should be to exert yourself a little more each time until you reach a brisk pace and you feel comfortable with it . |
| 2 | Right , well , well , actually yes , what , what you look at , is , is what 's important to you and you put a cash value on it , and it might be the mortgage , it might be education , it might be giving yourself a couple of years ' salary and paying debts or whatever , er , and the security of knowing that O K , if I die , I 'm not leaving a problem for my family , but at the same time if I 'm in a situation where I get a serious illness and I ca n't bring in an income , I 'm securing my , my , my future in that respect . |
| 3 | ‘ Maybe he looks all right ; but if you buy that horse you 'll be buying yourself a packet o' trouble . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose one of these days you 'll be getting yourself a skirt . ’ |
| 5 | Make sure none of the window area is included within the shot otherwise you could be giving yourself a problem with backlighting . |
| 6 | Do you realise that by simply replying to this letter , you could be giving yourself a tax free lump sum of up to £100,000 . |
| 7 | Do you realise that by simply replying to this letter , you could be giving yourself a tax free lump sum of up to £100,000 ? |
| 8 | He believes that sheep farmers who think only about the pound in their pocket could be doing themselves a great disservice . |
| 9 | Encouraged , Bunny suggested he would be doing himself a favour if he asked Desmond Fairchild to dinner . |