Example sentences of "[vb base] [pn reflx] to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He prefers the charcoal drawing to the full garish canvas , and this is why , I think , the songs work so well , because , as we listen , individual responses suggest themselves to a line , or a turn of phrase , which by inference , creates a greater sense of empathy and involvement for the listener . |
| 2 | ‘ Are you suggesting we deliberately show ourselves to a human ? ’ |
| 3 | The hills , lakes and coast lend themselves to a variety of outdoor pursuits such as fell walking , mountaineering , pony-trekking , fishing , sailing , canoeing and swimming . |
| 4 | The contemporary style of worship songs generally makes them easily sung by a congregation and they lend themselves to a variety of arrangements for voices and instruments . |
| 5 | Single tartan-style cloches certainly lend themselves to a kitchen garden , although they do n't come cheap — prices start at £58 . |
| 6 | Above all , they lend themselves to a study of variation and the morphological response of a species to environmental selection processes . |
| 7 | It was only the thought of this poor baby in me that made me stir at all and get myself to a friend of Ferdinando 's who is in the way of knowing all the business of the street being a wine-merchant and visited by all . |
| 8 | He went into retreat and , says Walton , ‘ had many conflicts with himself , whether he should return to the painted pleasures of a court-life or betake himself to a study of divinity and enter into Sacred Orders , to which his dear mother had often persuaded him ’ . |
| 9 | Now commit yourself to a date to start , whom you will exercise with , and where you will exercise . |
| 10 | But having done so , they go on to argue that experiences , being essentially mental , can not be properly ascribed to non-mental subjects , and immediately expose themselves to a question about the true identity of their bearers and the criteria under which experiences can be ascribed to them . |
| 11 | When Winston Smith and O'Brien pledge themselves to a revolution against dictatorship , the toast is not to the future but to the past which , as O'Brien puts it with mock gravity , is ‘ more important ’ . |
| 12 | — The people commit themselves to a life of obedience , and Moses sprinkles the remainder of the blood over them ( verse 8 ) — identifying them with the sacrifice made on their behalf both initially and for the failures and sins of everyday life . |
| 13 | Many clients like to shop around before they commit themselves to a solicitor and like to feel that they can find something out about you before they are committed to the payment of fees . |
| 14 | When I introduce myself to a class that I am working with for the first time I frequently begin by asking them to sit close by me on the floor and listen with their eyes shut to the sound of a pair of Indian bells struck together . |
| 15 | He would have to dredge up an interest in his least favourite pupils and submit himself to a barrage of child-obsessed monologues from people he barely remembered from the year before . |
| 16 | He watched her place handbag and gloves on his desk , help herself to a cigarette . |
| 17 | You submit yourself to a doctor ; well , who knows how many guys he 's slaughtered ? |
| 18 | I help myself to a drink and stare entranced at the bald patch in the shag-pile over by the door . |
| 19 | And help yourself to a fruit Shrewsbury . |
| 20 | If you ca n't control your temper you 'd better go down to the canteen and help yourself to a drink . |
| 21 | Help yourself to a drink from the bar . |
| 22 | Help yourself to a drink Jack Carter leaned his walking stick against a chair and shrugged off his greatcoat . |
| 23 | Help yourself to a drink . |
| 24 | Go on Richard help yourself to a drink . |
| 25 | ‘ I see , ’ said Sid knowingly , ‘ help yourself to a cup of tea my love , while I fetch it in . ’ |
| 26 | But if your ticket allows you to fly back from Lisbon or Oporto , after all this culture you could go walking in one of the national parks , explore the wine regions , or treat yourself to a spa ( try Termas de São Pedro and Caldas da Rainha , cheapest in Western Europe ) . |
| 27 | TREAT YOURSELF TO A SUBSCRIPTION |
| 28 | Treat yourself to a designer shampoo and conditioner and leave your favourite fragrance lingering in your hair for those very special moments . |
| 29 | Failing that you could check out your bank balance and treat yourself to a stay at Champneys health resort which has recently installed a Skier 's Edge and where they gear workouts to your ski-specific needs . |
| 30 | Take a hot bath/shower Or treat yourself to a sauna or even a session in a beauty salon ! |