Example sentences of "and [verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I wrote to the Warden of Spurn Bird Observatory and booked myself in for a night . |
| 2 | Arty laid down his pen and geared himself up for argument . |
| 3 | While America goes crazy over its new President elect , CARTER USM are busy making themselves the next most popular thing with the inhabitants of that wacky continent and really should have done the decent thing and put themselves up for election . |
| 4 | The frizzy-rugged beaner at the wheel shouted something and threw himself around for a while , but I kept on not not smoking quietly in the back , and nothing happened . |
| 5 | Made a vain attempt to tidy up the room , which was already looking like a heavy-metal combat zone , and took himself off for a shower . |
| 6 | Though when , having ousted him , thoughts of him crept back in again , she grew impatient with herself , and took herself off for a walk around town . |
| 7 | Feeling hungry , Ellie made herself some toast in the kitchen , collected some brochures from the hall table , and took herself out for the day . |
| 8 | An exhausted Anabelle ambled to the gate and squeezed herself under for the last time . |
| 9 | However , a husband has no other relationship that he is told to love as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her . |
| 10 | Be imitators of God , therefore , as dearly loved children , and live a life of love , just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God ( Eph. 4:3–5:2 ) . |
| 11 | ‘ Husbands , love your wives , just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ’ ( 5:25 ) . |
| 12 | He 's the chap who knocks on your door at unholy hours of the morning and invites himself in for a Big Breakfast . |
| 13 | He said that I was killing myself , getting injured and mashing myself up for nothing . |
| 14 | Edberg stamped his world class authority on the match , dominating the 90 minute final and setting himself up for the defence of his Wimbledon title . |
| 15 | The bunkers ate into the fairway at around the 240-yard mark to cool the aggressive ardour of the professional golfer who might try to cut the slight dogleg and set himself up for an easier shot into the two-tier green . |