Example sentences of "[vb infin] yourself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wanted to write , but when you study English literature it paralyses you from being a creative writer , because what you read is so wonderful all the time , you feel you ca n't possibly pit yourself against them and try yourself . ’ |
| 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 | WHY DID N'T YOU RID YOURSELF OF HIM ? |
| 4 | ‘ I know that you are predisposed to leave things here ; I have employed purely technical means to help you rid yourself of something you wish to regard as a technical problem but behind this eidetic delusion we both know there lies an emotional reality . |
| 5 | In many cases this is due to great disappointment : if you can not enjoy yourself at Christmas when can you enjoy yourself ? |
| 6 | Certainly some reliable measure of the way you deliver nursing care is necessary and valuable , both for the client ( or patient ) and his environment , and ultimately for the sense of satisfaction you can enjoy yourself as a reflective practitioner of nursing . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | You can enjoy yourself with beautiful smoked salmon and olives or soup , followed by roast lamb and a few spuds from the garden , French beans , or whatever . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | You will behave yourself in future ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | You will not respect yourself in the morning . |
| 14 | ‘ Would you yield yourself to Him utterly , Yeremi Valence , to help impose His will ? ’ asked the Marine . |
| 15 | You may suit yourself on that one ! |
| 16 | Jesus , you 're a Protestant , and your daddy 's loaded , you can suit yourself in everything . |
| 17 | Foul up in a chimney and you 'll batter yourself on the walls . |
| 18 | Check the prices against what you can buy or install yourself before ordering . |
| 19 | You should free yourself from thinking of them . |
| 20 | you ca n't introduce yourself to someone who appeals to you |
| 21 | 7 Do not ingratiate yourself with your class or you 'll begin to lose their respect . |
| 22 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 23 | Would you describe yourself as a hard taskmaster ? |
| 24 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 25 | How would you describe yourself to others ? |
| 26 | I do n't see how you can describe yourself by saying what your sexual orientation is . |
| 27 | It 's very important that you read widely , both novels and playscripts , and do n't just confine yourself to an exam syllabus . |
| 28 | If you 'd confine yourself to finding out what Corporal Blagg knows , we 'd be very grateful . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ‘ Do n't trouble yourself on my account , mate . ’ |