Example sentences of "[vb base] [pn reflx] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grow yourself a miniature garden |
| 2 | Dutch radio was coming in good but the commentators were extremely biased and almost wet themselves a few times . |
| 3 | The drama starts with a brief discussion of how people might live without modern technology , and ( using the model of the pictures they have seen ) , they build themselves a fortified encampment — a wonderful image this , with chairs organised into a large circle and then laid down so that the legs all face out . |
| 4 | Finally , grab yourself a makeshift whip : lash out at the face with the leather belt from your waist so that it cracks like the real thing . |
| 5 | I can with a few deft strokes build myself a crenellated castle with coloured windows , or a maze of evergreen , or a field of rippling corn , or a fat blackbird with bright eyes picking at a cluster of red berries . |
| 6 | Pourquery displayed a variety of touch shots and moved with great athleticism about the court , to defeat his net rushing opponent 6–4 6–7 6–2 and earn himself an intriguing place in the final against Hunter . |
| 7 | And earn yourself a few dollars at the same time . ’ |
| 8 | He 's a deep forward square leg and there 's Lawrence about thirty yards away from him a little finer , here 's Tufnell the he cuts it away on the off side , that 's a fine and wide give himself a little bit of room ease that away through extra cover , steward in front of the grandstand , four more , which is the way he plays , sixteen not out . |
| 9 | SAVE yourself a steam-filled kitchen and the risk of pans boiling dry by microwaving your Christmas pudding . |
| 10 | There are several simple repairs you can carry out to keep your existing windows in good working order , and so save yourself a massive bill for replacements for at least another year or so . |
| 11 | Save yourself a wild goose chase round the shops . |
| 12 | If you take your guitar to your local music shop and try out their range of pedals , the chances are that you will find something to do the job and save yourself the substantial cost of a new set of pickups . |
| 13 | It is a long way from the post-punk Big Black noise of old that first did the rounds of Ireland , which they confirm themselves the following day when , nursing Alps-sized hangovers , the threesome spill out stories of their past as we head through New York to the photo-shoot in the Bronx . |
| 14 | Now if you 're a racing buff , listen out because it 's a superb prize , if you consider yourself a little bit of an expert on the turf that is . |
| 15 | Give yourself a simple test . |
| 16 | So when you 're planning your retirement , make sure that you give yourself a reasonable standard of living in terms of income . |
| 17 | Give yourself a few lessons at the first opportunity . |
| 18 | Give yourself a little bit of help . |
| 19 | A losing attitude means that if you try something and find it does n't work , you beat yourself up , give yourself a hard time and do n't try again . |
| 20 | If you can aim squarely , hold the club correctly and form a good stance , then you give yourself the best chance to strike the ball correctly . |
| 21 | That 's right trying to find work these days can be demanding and extremely frustrating so you want to make sure that you give yourself the best chance of getting a job and one way to help is to do a good application form and know how to handle yourself in an interview . |
| 22 | Sadly , manufacturers of more modern machines save themselves a few pennies and if it is ‘ user ports ’ or analogue to digital converters that are required then the customer must dig even more deeply into his or her pocket ! |
| 23 | They take five million pounds out of the scheme as a refund they give themselves a five year contribution holiday and not one penny of that improvement goes to the members . |
| 24 | Just because our MPs give themselves a three-and-a-half week break does n't mean we can all benefit from copying them . |
| 25 | It would be mischievous to suggest that pupils who pay attention to the teacher 's traditional emphases in primary mathematics give themselves a positive disadvantage for future success in mathematics , but the evidence seems to point in this direction . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , get yerself a good mouser , ’ he advised her . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , I suggest yer get yerself a good mouser , ’ Mr Goodrich told her in no uncertain manner . |
| 28 | ‘ We set ourselves the 30,000 target for our 21st birthday — March 1992 , ’ John said . |
| 29 | Get yourself a good night 's sleep , and first thing tomorrow morning I 'll put you into a hot bath . |
| 30 | ‘ Get yourself a good lawyer , and if somebody rips you off , punish them , and do it so hard that their ancestors hurt . ’ |