Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] the [noun sg] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't buy silver-top and skim off the cream yourself , because this does n't provide an equivalent calorie saving . |
| 2 | Measure for measure , the paper is more expensive than if you were to buy full sheets and cut up the paper yourself , but pochettes are good when you want to try different weights or colours without paying for full sheets . |
| 3 | While you can buy a 50p leaflet and walk round the town yourself , looking for the small metal footsteps that have been placed in significant sites , it 's much more rewarding to go with one of the town 's Cadfael experts , like Esme Green . |
| 4 | Fill in the joke yourself … |
| 5 | For Plato in a marvellous metaphor ( Republic 488 ) Demos was a huge , deaf old sea-captain , drugged and overpowered by ignorant riff-raff who take over the wheel themselves — true , except for the word ‘ ignorant ’ . |
| 6 | Take out the book itself and you find a stylish , plain sky-blue rough paper jacket , tastefully printed with title , etc . |