Example sentences of "[vb infin] yourself [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They both agreed that if you could n't enjoy yourself on the way , what was the point in running a business that afforded them so much freedom to travel ? |
| 2 | He says you can still go out and enjoy yourself in the sun but it 's important to wear a hat and protective clothing — and to avoid the sun altogether when it 's at its height . |
| 3 | Some years later he commented on this to Minton who gave an insight into their insouciance : draw in the morning , when fresh , he advised , so that you can enjoy yourself in the afternoon . |
| 4 | You will not respect yourself in the morning . |
| 5 | Foul up in a chimney and you 'll batter yourself on the walls . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , make sure you do n't show yourself on the skyline up there . |
| 7 | However , before competing again you must present yourself to the tournament doctor to have both the injury and your bandaging accepted . |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't pat yourself on the back too soon . |
| 9 | Go ahead , admonished the voice , but see if you can look yourself in the eye tomorrow morning . |
| 10 | You should familiarise yourself with the procedure . |
| 11 | Criticize positively and constructively everything you 're made of and everything you do ( but do n't destroy yourself in the process — you are no use to anyone as a nervous wreck with an inferiority complex ) . |
| 12 | do n't obsess yourself with the idea that none of them ( Unionist MPs ) understand the view of the man in the street … there is plenty of soundness in the party inside the House … and , easy as it is to call everyone inside Parliamentarians , and to assume that everyone outside are the only judges … you will have to get inside before you realize the difficulties of the situation , or the value of the cool-headed men who still represent the Unionist party in the House , and remain independent of Cabinet influence … |
| 13 | According to folklore you can protect yourself from the fairies by carrying iron , steel or oatmeal . |
| 14 | In short , I 'll be looking at how you can best protect yourself in the event of your computer going wrong . |
| 15 | Can I propose yourself as the Chair of this Committee ? |
| 16 | You can console yourself with the thought that you did your best . |
| 17 | ‘ You had better get yourself into the washhouse and clean yourself up , ’ she said , ‘ I am going round to the Post Office and let Sid Watkins know . ’ |
| 18 | What you 've got to do is actually have some understanding of the needs of a of particular newspapers , radio programmes , television programmes , by studying , look at it , see what it who 's it for , what language do they use , how do they phrase things , what 's their format , and then you can get yourself in the position where you can say , ‘ I can do something like that , I can produce something like that . ’ |
| 19 | But do n't drive yourself into the ground . |
| 20 | Can you also put yourself in the editor 's shoes and draft a short introductory paragraph . |
| 21 | ‘ And you 'll come yourself to the King , my lord ? |
| 22 | Do you regard yourself to the left or to the right in politics ? |
| 23 | Another good way of practising the start without having to go through the exhausting rig recovery is to sail along and lower yourself into the water . |
| 24 | Why the hell did n't you throw yourself at the door ? ’ |
| 25 | If you were n't , you 'd probably sack yourself on the spot . |
| 26 | You can explain yourself to the CO later . ’ |
| 27 | Do not restrict yourself to the punchcards supplied with the machine . |
| 28 | Of course , you may prefer to choose outside alliances rather than restrict yourself to the family , but in times of hardship the family may be more dependable . |
| 29 | Whether you 've been asked to open the discussion or not , you should prepare yourself for the tutorial as follows : |
| 30 | In the last resort the only satisfactory answer to the question , ‘ Why do you devote yourself to the attempt to understand ? ’ is , ‘ Because I derive so strong a satisfaction from doing so . ’ |