Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pn reflx] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Either take Fatima back or find yourself another woman . ’ |
| 2 | So getting fit or setting yourself achievable goals could have the pleasant side-effect of so improving your self-esteem — and hormone levels — that your sex life perks up markedly . |
| 3 | Of the five , probably only William Snr. and Thomas were practical binders , the rest migrating to London and proving themselves good businessmen as booksellers , travelling widely and selling fine books , including the Halifax products . |
| 4 | go up and borrow Matt 's , get your dressing gown on and make yourself some toast , right ? |
| 5 | In the end he got up and made himself some coffee , then watched the early morning skies above Manhattan as he recalled the past . |
| 6 | He crept back into the kitchen and made himself another cup of tea . |
| 7 | Having started the design ball rolling and given himself some idea of cast requirements , Barry moved on to his foremost task that of constructing the camera script . |
| 8 | I mean , it 's like the jeans , I say , for Laura I paid fourteen ninety nine for a pair there , and eleven ninety nine for the other pair , well I 've been and got myself two pair cos I mean , it 's more or less all I wear just a , a couple of weeks before , and I 'd only paid twelve ninety nine a pair for my own ! |
| 9 | He smiled craftily at Blunt and got himself another drink . |
| 10 | its going to come round at you in a minute , so I 'll talk about it until it gets to you , erm , it delighted my children this particular painting , erm and I decided to put my sort of analytical approach to one side erm and do something with that later , so this poem is from my , my children 's point of view and one of the things that are very interested , they were really worried , that , erm , I think it marks the height of the table and the fact that the puppies might fall off and do themselves some harm , that , I 'll read it while its going round and then I can see then , that , so this is , ok , from my children 's point of view this poem , its called Threes , Table laid and waiting , milk place in bowl not to high , they lap and swirl , played and roll , paws distance from knocking and breaking goblet , made from clay . |
| 11 | ‘ It is , but even the most hard-pressed executive owes it to himself to relax occasionally and give himself some space . ’ |
| 12 | The Englishman nodded and poured himself more coffee . |
| 13 | He stood up , wandered over to the cocktail bar in the comer and poured himself another cognac . |
| 14 | The daddy returned to the kitchen and poured himself another cup of tea . |
| 15 | He got to his feet , took his empty plate across to the sink and poured himself some coffee . |
| 16 | ‘ Not I , ’ said the old gentleman and poured himself some tea . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh well , ’ said Wendy , ‘ that 's that , ’ and poured herself some sherry . |
| 18 | She got up and poured herself another slug of whisky . |
| 19 | Do n't you think that Britain 's bosses should be setting an example , and paying themselves similar increases to that that they pay their workforce ? |
| 20 | Every time you take a step in the right direction , realise what you have done and give yourself due credit . |
| 21 | He used the chainsword as a mountaineer uses an ice pick : he clung to the platform with his left hand , and brought the chainsword up and then down again , grinding it into the metal structure of the vehicle and pulling himself forward centimetre by centimetre . |
| 22 | Loved him enough to steel herself to lie and excuse herself that afternoon , while she made her way to the Amtel clinic . |
| 23 | Curtius Kenn was a bloody nuisance , and sooner or later someone would put a ScumStopper under his heart and get himself free drinks on the house for a month . |
| 24 | ‘ Then take this , and go and get yourself some lunch . ’ |
| 25 | If I were you I 'd schlepp down to the disco and get yourself some trade , dear , otherwise you 'll burst ! ’ |
| 26 | You go and get yourself another cup of tea then . |
| 27 | To stretch properly you need to be warm , and to give yourself sufficient time . |
| 28 | ‘ This is endorsed by our experience in the market place where employers are using more temporary staff while assessing the strength of recovery and to give themselves greater flexibility , ’ she added . |
| 29 | But I do like shirts and ties , ’ she says , and finds herself changing women 's clothes endlessly , like a cut-out doll , trying different combinations . |
| 30 | She had given up work to have the children and she 'd seen them through to school age , when she 'd gone out and found herself another job . |