Example sentences of "[coord] buy [pn reflx] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I had to save up and buy myself a black dress for the afternoons when the housemaid was out , you see . |
| 2 | ‘ If the Tories get in , I 'll go out and buy myself a new frock , ’ said perhaps the most influential man in British fashion . |
| 3 | Maybe he 'd better go and buy himself a new bike , that 's always a good way to break bits of the human body . |
| 4 | no it 's not , it 's been designed especially for it so erm he 's gon na get erm , I said what are you doing all this for I said , it 'll be easier to go and buy yourself a three wheeler |
| 5 | ‘ Would n't it be more sensible to sell your share to me and buy yourself a smaller place ? ’ |
| 6 | She had thought the quantities of gilt ( never did she credit that it might be real gold ) an evidence of shocking vulgarity , had sneered at the bad taste of the ornate picture frames , at the ridiculous excesses of the pictures themselves , and had felt a solid , suburban scorn for the frayed and patched tapestry chair seats and the faded hangings : she had wondered why , if so rich , they did not throw out their tatty Persian coverings , and buy themselves a good bit of fitted Wilton or Axminster in a good plain colour . |