Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pn reflx] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to appreciate something which is above and beyond ourselves we have to rid ourselves for a time of our sophistication and , in the words of Jesus Christ , become as little children again . |
| 2 | Whether it 's to reward ourselves for an achievement , or to lift our spirits , many women find little can compete with the rustle of tissue paper and the thrill of slipping into a pristine new outfit . |
| 3 | Except when prevented by medical reasons or other sufficient cause , candidates who fail to present themselves for an examination , or to submit cumulative or other forms of assessment work by the due date , shall be deemed by the board of examiners to have failed in that examination or assessment . |
| 4 | GREAT Portland Estates boss Richard Peskin is warning shareholders to brace themselves for a dividend cut next year . |
| 5 | Having acted in a Conservative manner , especially at election times , one starts to take oneself for a Conservative ( i.e. Bem , 1967 ) . |
| 6 | The serious business of gaining an Oxford scholarship and some measure of financial independence had begun and , for a time , gave Edward the drive necessary to matriculate easily as a non-collegiate student at Oxford , to live in lodgings there , and to attend a full course of lectures to prepare himself for an entrance scholarship to Balliol , Merton , or Lincoln . |
| 7 | How to prepare yourself for a life after work |
| 8 | Two laboratory studies which attempted to assess the effects of real-life stresses on dreams used patients either awaiting major surgery or undergoing group therapy , in which they had to prepare themselves for a session devoted entirely to their own problems . |
| 9 | They are trying to prepare themselves for a flight to the North Pole . |