Example sentences of "[to-vb] yourself [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paper circulates today in vast quantities , and you need only to retrieve some of this to provide yourself with an adequate body of notes at no cost at all . |
| 2 | ‘ It must be strange , ’ she said slowly , ‘ to have been part of the Revolution and then to find yourself on the opposite side from people you fought beside . ’ |
| 3 | However , it is very easy to find yourself in a financial crisis . |
| 4 | The message from my friend is this : that you should keep that pretty little nose out of things that do n't concern you if you do n't want to find yourself in a whole load of trouble . |
| 5 | ‘ Unless you wish to initiate yourself into the ultimate joys of sex right now , be still . |
| 6 | To take the initiative yourself , however is often too difficult : your mind may have convinced you that your confusion is so much greater than other people 's , your backlog of work so much longer , your reputation so much lower , that to open yourself to the social confirmation of these frightful facts would be a pointless and self-sacrificing thing to do . |
| 7 | Pretend to sell yourself to a higher bidder , no doubt . ’ |
| 8 | You think of the glow of pride that still lingers from your last HVS triumph with embarrassment and try to console yourself with the mitigating circumstances of age , heavy work responsibilities , duty to family , your back problem … |
| 9 | You wo n't want to extricate yourself from a personal promise or commitment , but you will begin to feel tied down and wish you 'd never got involved in the first place . |
| 10 | As you gain strength , skill , and confidence you can take on more and more ; but if you start off overcommitted , it may be difficult to extricate yourself from an impossible mess . |
| 11 | In an age when we feel more and more the need to be in harmony with our environment , it makes sense to surround yourself with the infinite variety and beauty of today 's clay tiles , so sophisticated in their simplicity . |
| 12 | However bad a landlord , there is a crucial rule that needs to be kept in mind if you do n't want to put yourself on the wrong side of the law . |
| 13 | Empathy is the ability to put yourself in the other person 's shoes and see the situation from their point of view . |
| 14 | Is n't this invitation the perfect opportunity to reward yourself with a little self-indulgence ? |
| 15 | No matter , because we 're asking you to project yourself into the very heart of the Swinging Sixties myth — into the lives of the |
| 16 | In F15 Strike Eagle from Microprose , for example , you even have to acquaint yourself with the top-gun slang used by the US air force . |
| 17 | It comes in sizes S , M , L and XL and at a cost of just £6.75 is an affordable way to thrust yourself into the very forefront of the 1990's fashion ! |
| 18 | For this reason it is important in essay-writing to learn how to handle markers of cohesion , and to sensitise yourself to the underlying relations of meaning they signal . |
| 19 | On the other hand , it would costs a small fortune to equip yourself with a full set of stainless steel tools , although these are best if you can afford them . |
| 20 | WILLIAMS : I know now how to express myself , but I really know but one effectual and honourable way to disengage yourself from the dangerous situation you are in . |
| 21 | You want to sacrifice yourself in a bloody revolution that will have no hope of success , and you want to sacrifice hundreds , perhaps thousands of young lives with you ! |
| 22 | It is wonderful to lose yourself for a little while and you do meet such nice Medau people who do n't mind if you ca n't do it quite right and nearly drop your club on their foot ! |
| 23 | ‘ Times when it is hard to take yourself to the 1st tee . |
| 24 | But it is important to push yourself to the absolute limits of your endurance . |
| 25 | Take a walk around the streets one day and have a look at all the innocent objects lying about which you could use to defend yourself in a desperate situation . |
| 26 | You are going to need to buy some bathroom scales if you have n't got any , or if the ones you have got are n't accurate , because each day you are going to weight yourself to the nearest pound ( 0.5kg ) . |
| 27 | It may be that with adequate supervision and a period of reorientation it will not take very long to prepare yourself for a new role , but do take care to acknowledge your limitations , and to make known to your manager how these are likely to affect the care you give . |
| 28 | If you are sure she wants to see you and you feel that you should go , your only hope of making the visit a success is not to drag yourself with a reluctant sense of duty to her front door , groaning inwardly at the thought of it . |
| 29 | Too dark , too dangerous , said Antoinette : easy to cut yourself on a broken wine bottle or get your frock filthy with cobwebs and dust . |
| 30 | If there is a space headed ‘ spare-time activities ’ or ‘ other information ’ , use it to show yourself in a positive light . |