Example sentences of "to [pn reflx] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is to take responsibility to ourselves for the way the world is . |
| 2 | We kept to ourselves for the rest of the day , taking food from the buttery and retiring early for we were both still exhausted after our journey from England . |
| 3 | WE are going to stop apologising to ourselves for the fact that it takes money to run this organisation . |
| 4 | Nigel did n't appear to notice her lack of ardour , but went blithely on about having the house to himself for the weekend , so there was going to be a party , and he 'd come and fetch her — |
| 5 | Huy decided to keep what he had learnt about Iritnefert to himself for the moment . |
| 6 | The clipped , breezy tone was one that Belinda knew by this time , and it meant , I want to be left to myself for the time being , thank you . |
| 7 | An essential part of all eel tanks is sliding glass covers , so these were duly closed and the eels left to themselves for the night while I hoped that they were strong enough to survive the constant stress that they had endured over the past thirty-six hours . |
| 8 | This way she can guarantee her customers that they will have all the surrounding thousands of acres of bush totally to themselves for the duration of their stay . |