Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pn reflx] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TV COMIC Tony Slattery has sketched himself for a charity auction — starkers . |
| 2 | Whistling ‘ I 'm in the Mood for Love ’ , and rejecting the buzz of his telephone , he had prepared himself for the chase . |
| 3 | Yes , I have prostituted myself for the sake of art . |
| 4 | Charles could have kicked himself for the cliché . |
| 5 | She could have kicked herself for the remark , for allowing Piers to see how much he got underneath her skin , but she could n't prevent herself . |
| 6 | It was obvious that this was where Harry Mack had settled himself for the night . |
| 7 | Harry had settled himself for the night and then felt the need for a drink of water . |
| 8 | Stoltenberg said on Oct. 25 that the study , to be conducted by the High Level Group ( HLG-set up by the NPG in 1979 to look at theatre nuclear weapons ) , would report possibly in 1991 ( ie before the 1992 deadline which NATO had set itself for a decision on short-range nuclear weapons ) , and could form the basis of a mandate for a short-range nuclear forces ( SNF ) treaty . |
| 9 | Teaching somebody to drive when you 've driven yourself for a number of years is really hard . |
| 10 | In effect , God had declared himself for the English and against the French . |
| 11 | She had thought long and hard before deciding that it was best for him to hear it from her rather than risk it reaching him through the more sensational tabloids , but she had braced herself for an outburst of shock , anger , even disgust . |
| 12 | Christie 's braced themselves for the golf fanatics for their 19 February sale , which featured three paintings by Sir John Lavery , one of them being a vista of the famous Golf Links , North Berwick ( est. $60–80,000 ) , which sold to London dealer Titus Kendall for $110,000 ( £63,200 ) . |