Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] yourself " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | But you 've not only got yourself to think of . " |
| 3 | Things are going to be different , and you 've only got yourself to blame for that , have n't you ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , he said it did n't mean anything , so you 've only got yourself to blame if you did n't believe him , ’ Kathleen told herself glumly . |
| 5 | If you have recently changed from a 16-bit computer ( something like an Atari ST or an Amiga ) to a PC , you will have suddenly found yourself face to face with DOS ( Disk Operating System ) , and this will most probably be Microsoft 's DOS 5 ( MS-DOS 5 ) . |
| 6 | It was such a waste , so avoidable ; ever since he died you must have constantly asked yourself why . |
| 7 | You , you 've co you 've commercially organized yourself , therefore you 're in business . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're not exactly overworked yourself , are you ? ’ |
| 9 | There 's the erm er the value of the contract per year , there 's a first year you know it 's just the the co cost of the ad thirty percent that 's what the commission was worth and it 's nice to come out with a signature for a erm and this was a charity one so they got it slightly less , erm er and know that you 've just earned yourself that much . |
| 10 | You 've just said yourself that all I did was try the windows . |
| 11 | ‘ You 've just said yourself that times are hard in the development industry . |
| 12 | If you could have just seen yourself then , you leapt up |
| 13 | Oh yes , attached to it , and you 've just had yourself taped by the way . |
| 14 | Imagine this scenario : you 've just locked yourself out , and are frantically leafing through a neighbour 's Yellow Pages to find a locksmith . |
| 15 | ( If this makes you squirm , or giggle nervously , you have just recognised yourself ! ) |
| 16 | You 've just landed yourself in it . |
| 17 | ‘ You 've just landed yourself the best guide on the island , Miss Chester . |
| 18 | You 've just forced yourself into a cab , which is going down a London street at eight o'clock at night . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ So you 've just elected yourself Boss of the Beach , huh ? ’ |
| 20 | Have you ever , have you ever suffered yourself , |
| 21 | ‘ Have you ever seen yourself doing something you know is wrong , and yet been unable to stop ? |
| 22 | It could buy that second car you 've always promised yourself . |
| 23 | Time , as W. H. Davies would say , ‘ to stand and stare ’ ; time to read the books you 've always promised yourself you 'd read one day ; time to think . |
| 24 | You could , to celebrate the winning of the First Prize take that world cruise you 've always promised yourself … |
| 25 | For the holiday you 've always promised yourself , ring 0244 329556 . |
| 26 | Have you ever found yourself talking , telling pupils things , and wished that somehow things were different , that they were doing the work ? |
| 27 | Have you ever pulled yourself up with your arms ? |
| 28 | Have you ever asked yourself that ? |
| 29 | ‘ That 's also true , of course , but I do n't believe you 've ever allowed yourself to try . |
| 30 | Now , have you ever fancied yourself as a bit of a cowboy ? |