Example sentences of "[verb] yourself to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is then physically impossible to position yourself to be able to extend your arm down the hole to grip the rabbits . |
| 2 | ‘ And you , ’ I asked , hungry to question a culture I had only been able to observe , ‘ what do you consider yourself to be ? ’ |
| 3 | Matching yourself to the job |
| 4 | You can then apply a similar method to the second major piece of preparation before applying for a job : matching yourself to the job for which you might apply . |
| 5 | It may even be that despite taking care with matching yourself to the job before making an initial application you may find out further information that will make you less enthusiastic about the job . |
| 6 | If you can trust yourself to me in a cab we can travel back to Vetch Street in style , and if Matey is up try to think of an explanation that will not involve Rose , or men who trap young girls in alleys , or how I , fortunately for you , became separated from Stair and rescued you . |
| 7 | Well , well , well , Captain , I nearly did you a great injustice a minute or two ago , I thought you had not perhaps addressed yourself to the problem on hand . |
| 8 | ‘ Would you yield yourself to Him utterly , Yeremi Valence , to help impose His will ? ’ asked the Marine . |
| 9 | It 's a bit like coming back to Britain and finding you 've committed yourself to living in Brigadoon . ’ |
| 10 | Once you 've committed yourself to that theme , the route 's discreet wealth unfolds , and its names are movement and texture . |
| 11 | Once you have committed yourself to a policy , you will not usually be able to move your money without considerable financial penalty . |
| 12 | It is not worth driving yourself to the major airports in the United Kingdom . |
| 13 | Driving yourself to the Alps rather than taking the tour operator 's flight has a lot of attractions . |
| 14 | If you say , ‘ I keep thinking you might take some LSD and have a bad trip and get scrambled-egg brains and never be the same again and I really love you the way you are , ’ that 's fine because you 've confined yourself to what you know and what you feel . |
| 15 | you ca n't introduce yourself to someone who appeals to you |
| 16 | Now would you rather answer my questions , or try explaining yourself to Marshal Davout at headquarters ? ’ |
| 17 | But you did n't have to keep explaining yourself to May . |
| 18 | How would you describe yourself to others ? |
| 19 | It 's very important that you read widely , both novels and playscripts , and do n't just confine yourself to an exam syllabus . |
| 20 | If you 'd confine yourself to finding out what Corporal Blagg knows , we 'd be very grateful . ’ |
| 21 | Erm well why would you er get engaged in a , a contest erm with er the three warring factions , because you certainly would n't be able to con confine yourself to one , and since there 's no national interest as such , I know there have been many attempts to link er Bosnia with er peace in the world generally or with world order , in fact there is no threat er this is a civil war , strictly speaking , and th there 's no evidence that it would er sp spill over into a major war unless it was made a major war er by those er with the er forces that exist . |
| 22 | Beware of over-committing yourself to the foot sweep . |
| 23 | Over-committing yourself to a foot sweep may expose you to your opponent 's full point counter |
| 24 | I do remember saying , ‘ Look , you can give yourself to God but to me as well , and the public . |
| 25 | Two separate people are essential for any exchange to take place : you can not give presents to yourself , just as you can not give yourself to yourself . |
| 26 | ‘ Why give yourself to a man you do not trust ? ’ |
| 27 | The range of oriental rugs on offer in a dealer 's showroom or department store is overwhelming , and you may feel yourself to be at the mercy of the salesman . |
| 28 | You would be well advised to consider the local Bar , particularly ( though not only ) if you do not feel yourself to be of outstanding ability . |
| 29 | Show yourself to us ! ’ |
| 30 | and with a leprous man came over and began doing a to him saying , Lord if you just want to you can make me clean , and so stretching out his hand he touched him saying , I want to be made clean and immediately his leprosy was , vanished away , then Jesus said to him , see that you tell no one , but go and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses appointed for the purpose of a witness to them when he entered into Calpurnia that 's the other two , that the other |