Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] for [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members of the public took the opportunity to see for themselves in a unique open day . |
| 2 | Russell was what you might call a social climber , inasmuch as he specialized in fitting out rock shelters for himself at various altitudes and if possible receiving his friends in them . |
| 3 | But Faye had already turned to the thick , creamy frontispiece to check for herself before leafing through the rest of the volume . |
| 4 | SHe had no desire to discover for hirself at what point serious physical injury might occur . |
| 5 | The shrugger does n't care whether he lives or dies — and the designer duel arranged for himself by this divided and indifferent man is a form of Russian roulette . |
| 6 | Nor was there any flamboyant gestures from the pianist , just a stillness and controlled technique that let the music speak for itself throughout the evening . |
| 7 | If you try to make life complicated for yourself by using the wrong tool or handling it in an inappropriate fashion then the result is solely your responsibility . |
| 8 | Their success speaks for itself with over 190 new members on Covenant . |
| 9 | This was because human beings worked things out in their minds in terms of concepts and moral rules , and these concepts and rules were not things the individual made for himself on the spur of the moment . |
| 10 | ‘ We should ask national income estimators conceptual questions such as : which of the activities a farm family does for itself without payment , such as haircutting for example , have you included in the national income ? ’ , says a leading development economist ( Seers 1979 : 15 ) . |