Example sentences of "[pn reflx] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christopher Gill ( Member for Ludlow and a Midlands businessman ) , as has been mentioned in Chapter 6 , has concerned himself for a long time with what were once seen to be obscure constitutional issues of subsidiarity . |
| 2 | Peter hesitated in the hall , not so much to eavesdrop as to prepare himself for a noiseless ascent of the stairs . |
| 3 | The Italian was in the process of being shown the red card himself for a crunching tackle on Walsh when the Pompey striker hit back angrily . |
| 4 | He was preparing himself for a British Council tour of France but it was cancelled at the last moment ; he did , however , fly to Amsterdam and then on to Rome in December under the auspices of the same organization . |
| 5 | The horse jumped forward a few paces with his limbs bunched up and then , holding himself for a brief moment in a static rear , galloped off in sheer terror down the path . |
| 6 | Amiss cursed himself for a soft-hearted fool . |
| 7 | He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin , but he knew , as he lay in the barracks hearing the grunts and panting of his companions , that he was honing himself for a superior form by refusing his body . |
| 8 | Meanwhile he readied himself for a sixteen-tooth smile . |
| 9 | He gathered himself for a giant leap and SPRONG ! landed right in the middle of the sleeping ducks . |
| 10 | He himself had drunk one quick light beer before excusing himself for an early night . |
| 11 | Round , high-cheeked , boyish but with a scholar 's high brow , it was the face of a man of twenty-seven years of age nerving himself for an extreme deed , a supreme effort of will . |
| 12 | When the mobs rush forward in the Mall they are taking part in the last circus of a civilization that has lost faith in itself , and sold itself for a splendid triviality . |
| 13 | President Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania warned on May 18 , in an address to the Lithuanian Supreme Council , that the republic should brace itself for a renewed clampdown by Soviet armed forces in the light of " armed provocations " along the republic 's borders . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , Belfast is bracing itself for a vicious war between rival republican terror groups over drugs . |
| 15 | As the conservative party prepares itself for a turbulent debate on Europe tomorrow , many of them will be turning to the work of a Cotswold publisher for guidance . |
| 16 | So the market will have to prepare itself for a non-Tory government . |
| 17 | ‘ It takes itself for a little walk at night . |
| 18 | Married but childfree , she 's gearing herself for a sad goodbye to her 20s . |
| 19 | After they had gone , Harriet took herself for a long walk over the cliffs , but for once the beauty of her surroundings , the early evening light on the sea , the cry of gulls and the distant sound of waves breaking on the shore below , failed to soothe her . |
| 20 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |
| 21 | Claudia Yeo nerved herself for a final effort . |
| 22 | PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino of the Philippines is bracing herself for a legal battle over her decision not to allow the remains of the former president , Ferdinand Marcos , to be returned home from Hawaii for burial . |
| 23 | Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’ |
| 24 | You do n't really think I risked making a fool of myself for a quick thank-you and a handshake , do you ? ’ |
| 25 | Mr Makwetu told the chanting PAC youths at Sharpeville : ‘ I appeal to you to brace yourselves for a bitter struggle . |
| 26 | What I have tried to do is to highlight the changes of greatest significance to a wider audience ; preparers and auditors of building society accounts will need to refer to the 1992 regulations themselves for a comprehensive assessment of all the changes . |
| 27 | Streisand took the flak and Twentieth Century-Fox executives braced themselves for a financial disaster . |
| 28 | Romanian troops braced themselves for a Soviet invasion . |
| 29 | They protected themselves for a long time . |
| 30 | According to a report in the Far Eastern Economic Review of Nov. 19 , Mahathir 's position was not being directly challenged , but many senior UMNO leaders were nevertheless positioning themselves for a future succession battle . |