Example sentences of "[verb] yourself the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That means you 'd be denying yourself the beauty and privilege of being a parent . ’ |
| 2 | By the end of that season , when he won his first championship by a large margin , I had little doubt who had achieved the triumph : Niki is no braggart , but in the first of many longish talks , he explained to me that his nature was such that he really just could n't stand the second-rate ; and if you saw the second-rate around you , you had a clear choice — either you cleared out and found yourself the first-rate or you simply demanded that second-rate people became first-rate . |
| 3 | Do not just give yourself the whole week off . |
| 4 | Do not accept offers of tea or coffee if this is your problem as you will then give yourself the further anxiety of controlling the cup and saucer . |
| 5 | Whether you choose to set yourself the task of becoming an accomplished windsurfer within seven days or opt to learn the sport at a more leisurely pace , Windsurfing in a week will prove as invaluable a companion as your buoyancy aid . |
| 6 | A good way of familiarising yourself with the principle of intervallic interchange is to set yourself the following task , both on and away from your guitar . |
| 7 | Almost as good as being cared for , naturally and freely , was to care for someone else and imagine yourself the recipient . |
| 8 | If that 's what you 've been looking for you could have saved yourself the trouble . |
| 9 | You might have saved yourself the bother . ’ |
| 10 | If you take your guitar to your local music shop and try out their range of pedals , the chances are that you will find something to do the job and save yourself the substantial cost of a new set of pickups . |
| 11 | ‘ Save yourself the trouble , lad . |
| 12 | ‘ Save yourself the trouble . |
| 13 | ‘ Save yourself the waste of so much expertise , monsieur . |
| 14 | Save yourself the hassle of pushing through the crowds this Christmas by using this Products for Change catalogue , and remember we will promptly refund your money if you are not pleased with what you have received . |
| 15 | Get the most out of your Lakes and Mountains holiday — give yourself the independence to visit other resorts , see famous landmarks or just find the best views . |
| 16 | The logical thing to do is to plan a road racing season which will give you something to aim for in the summer , and then give yourself the option of trying another marathon in the autumn . |
| 17 | If you can aim squarely , hold the club correctly and form a good stance , then you give yourself the best chance to strike the ball correctly . |
| 18 | That 's right trying to find work these days can be demanding and extremely frustrating so you want to make sure that you give yourself the best chance of getting a job and one way to help is to do a good application form and know how to handle yourself in an interview . |
| 19 | To buy a Stag just for its investment potential is to deny yourself the sort of al fresco luxury that most people can only dream about in a new car . |
| 20 | All the right ingredients seem to be there : so it 's easy enough to persuade yourself the sharp steering , smooth increase in turbo power in the mid-range , quick-shifting gear change and body-hugging seats imply something of a breakthrough by Detroit . |
| 21 | But most important , please decide today to give yourself the financial protection of the Midland Personal Accident Plan . |
| 22 | If you ignore the ‘ whisper ’ of the wheel clamp , then you might choose to twist your ankle to give yourself the same message again . |
| 23 | The way to recovery lies in learning to place that blame where it belongs , to use the anger it arouses and to give yourself the praise you deserve just for surviving the abuse . |
| 24 | ‘ You 've just landed yourself the best guide on the island , Miss Chester . |
| 25 | Asking yourself the questions Alison suggests can help you to put your own situation into perspective . |
| 26 | The answer is to develop the habit of asking yourself the question ‘ What went well ? ’ |
| 27 | Sometime in the near future you may have to go for an interview and therefore you will be asking yourself the following questions : |
| 28 | ‘ As you follow him through the first forest , ’ he said , ‘ Remember this , if you can … keep asking yourself the question : why did he fail to return . |
| 29 | now this particular question , this , it 's a very solemn and searching question , it belongs to a group of three questions found in the New Testament which have to do with a matter of salvation , the first one is , we wo n't look up the reference and that for time this morning , the first one is the question that the disciples put to Jesus , who then can be saved , that 's in Matthew , chapter nineteen , then there 's this one in Luke thirteen , are there few that be saved and then that very , very personal question that was put not to Jesus but to Paul by the Philippinean jailer in act sixteen , what must I do to be saved , three questions in the new testaments about salvation , who then can be saved , are there few that be saved , what must I do to be saved , you know as Christians you possibly found yourself , asking yourself the , the same question that these people put to Jesus , why are there so few Christians , look about our own town , think of your own neighbourhood , your own street , think of the place where you work how few there are who are followers of Jesus Christ , how few there are who have committed themselves to Jesus Christ to of receive him as their saviour , who 've have accepted him as saviour , how few there are when you compare it er to all the others who are rejecting him and er who are living their life regardless , how true it is that the great majority of people seem in , in this present day to have little time for God or for the things of God , they 've got time for all sorts of other things , but God and his claim on their life is crowded out , how many there are like that , how few there are who have submitted to Jesus Christ and have received him as their saviour or so it seems . |
| 30 | ‘ You said a carpenter , one must suppose , because you believe yourself the daughter of a carpenter , ’ interposed Elizabeth Mowbray firmly . |