Example sentences of "to give [pn reflx] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least he had grown beyond the need to despise people in order to give himself stature . |
| 2 | He began to note down suitable thoughts and epigrams on pieces of office copy-paper , not really with the intention of learning them off by heart , but with the idea that he might put them in his jacket pocket and touch them from time to time during the programme to give himself reassurance , knowing that if the worst really came to the worst he could take them out and refresh his memory . |
| 3 | He spat on his hands as if to give himself courage , then settled on the wall on his hands and knees . |
| 4 | The essential point , moreover , is that the ‘ Hooligan ’ style was recognisable to their contemporaries ( and presumably to themselves ) as a distinctive mode of attire , thus helping to form the feeling which was struggling to give itself expression in other areas , that too much freedom and affluence had been given to the working class at the turn of the century . |
| 5 | Halting outside the little store , she took a deep breath to give herself courage before pushing open the door , then grimaced as the bell gave an important little ping which alerted everyone inside to her presence . |
| 6 | You have several options to give yourself flexibility , including a choice of methods of repayment , and a fixed or floating interest rate . |
| 7 | To give yourself flexibility therefore , you should always refer to your Storage Directories by logical names . |
| 8 | I started to sing to give myself courage and to avoid running into someone . |
| 9 | The Prussian Hussars , who had waited fifty yards from the bridge to give themselves room to charge any attacker who broke through the infantry , spurred forward , but the General ignored them . |