Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How would you like to see yourself in ten years ' time ? |
| 2 | I think you will have to treat yourselves to one of those records ( or , I suppose , tapes ) that provide you with an orchestral piece minus one instrument — for instance , I believe you could obtain a Beethoven concerto minus the piano part , which you then supply . |
| 3 | keith richardson says that Gloucester made basic errors and could have helped themselves to nineteen points … you ca n't afford to make such errors against a team like Bath and in the end things went badly wrong |
| 4 | But if I am to believe that , when the Minister replies to the debate she will have to commit herself to two very simple propositions : first , that the Government will institute a full review of student financial support as a matter of urgency ; secondly , that they will commit themselves to restoring to all students the housing benefit and income support that the Government have taken away from them . |
| 5 | She found herself peering into nooks and crannies , not that he could manage to conceal himself into one , with his breadth , and was almost disappointed when she realised that he had most probably gone out . |
| 6 | It would mean reversing himself on three points : price reform , budget discipline and privatisation of land and property . |
| 7 | Others , such as the Jewish religious laws , may continue to propagate themselves for thousands of years , usually because of the great potential permanence of written records . |