Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [vb infin] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was with him I was in a more or less permanent state of sexual excitement , and I could bring myself to orgasm just by looking at him , without the aid of hands . |
| 2 | ‘ I was desperately waiting for the magic word ‘ Cut ’ so I could attach myself to the wires before falling , ’ he says . |
| 3 | She could give herself to him . |
| 4 | ‘ Just think , ’ he told her , ‘ you could treat yourself to a trip down Bond Street and splurge on a few trinkets and some new clothes for your wardrobe . ’ |
| 5 | She fixed her hazel eyes on his and elaborated , smiling , ‘ You could treat yourself to a few trinkets with the change . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't have done any speculating at all , ’ she informed him in a trembling voice , ‘ if you could bring yourself to be honest with me ! ’ |
| 7 | Whereas the , the heaters that were installed went on thermostatically controlled and er when you went in the morning , the place was nice and warm and you could apply yourself to work right away . |
| 8 | If we could shrink ourselves to the atomic scale , we would see almost endless rows of atoms , stretching to the horizon in straight lines — galleries of geometric repetition . |
| 9 | I was angry as hell at the time and disappointed , too , for this was a strongly Labour-controlled council , but looking back now I realize that this was the best thing that could have happened to the group , for now we could present ourselves to the people of Rotherham as a genuine minority with a grievance . |
| 10 | Mining remained a craft until the early part of the last war , with each collier taking a boy as a kind of ‘ apprentice ’ into his stall ; and in some instances trying him out later with another boy , both under supervision in an adjacent stall , until they could prove themselves to be master-craftsmen , able to work the stall and be trusted to look after themselves . |
| 11 | Once more they could reveal themselves to each other — not just physically , because with every gesture she made she knew she would reveal the one thing he must never know — the fact that she loved him . |
| 12 | Consider the size , structure and special features of the hotel and what special type of event it could lend itself to , e.g. mediaeval banquets etc . |
| 13 | Perhaps he could bring himself to back into Karen 's bowl ? |