Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ ‘ It 's funny to think that only this morning we were trying to persuade poor old Eddy to go off and enjoy himself on a facilities trip to the Persian Gulf … |
| 2 | You 'd better get yourself on a plane tomorrow morning and get it … ! ’ |
| 3 | He 'll find himself on a brain-shrinker 's couch or in the bin if he does n't get a hold of himself . " |
| 4 | Junk would pride itself on a collection of re-vamped , painted-up old pieces and found objects . |
| 5 | I despised myself anyway , haunted by things as superficial as a way of moving , a combination of colour and shape , an asymmetrical smile , the chance attributes of someone who holds herself so cheap she 'll squander herself on a man as truly valueless as Florian Jones , and ignore both his marriage and his other affairs . |
| 6 | ‘ Any more talk like that , ’ he snarled , ‘ and you 'll find yourself on a charge for disaffection . ’ |