Example sentences of "[vb infin] yourself to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you , ’ I asked , hungry to question a culture I had only been able to observe , ‘ what do you consider yourself to be ? ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Would you yield yourself to Him utterly , Yeremi Valence , to help impose His will ? ’ asked the Marine . |
| 4 | you ca n't introduce yourself to someone who appeals to you |
| 5 | How would you describe yourself to others ? |
| 6 | It 's very important that you read widely , both novels and playscripts , and do n't just confine yourself to an exam syllabus . |
| 7 | If you 'd confine yourself to finding out what Corporal Blagg knows , we 'd be very grateful . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I do remember saying , ‘ Look , you can give yourself to God but to me as well , and the public . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ Why give yourself to a man you do not trust ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | However , before competing again you must present yourself to the tournament doctor to have both the injury and your bandaging accepted . |
| 15 | " You 'd better send yourself to Hoggatt 's if you want to get there by eight-thirty . |
| 16 | Tell your boyfriend , if you can bring yourself to . |
| 17 | ‘ I would n't have done any speculating at all , ’ she informed him in a trembling voice , ‘ if you could bring yourself to be honest with me ! ’ |
| 18 | But why shackle yourself to that horror ? |
| 19 | Bearing in mind that this fish consumes large amounts of vegetation in the wild , you must reconcile yourself to a plantless tank , unless you like the plastic variety . |
| 20 | It drives us directly from foundationalism ( for it was in foundationalist terms that the argument was formulated ) to the most interesting form of solipsism , the view that you must take yourself to be the only subject of experience — in fact the subject of experience — since you can have no conception of another such . |
| 21 | Well you can take yourself to hospital . |
| 22 | Whereas the , the heaters that were installed went on thermostatically controlled and er when you went in the morning , the place was nice and warm and you could apply yourself to work right away . |
| 23 | Fall and you 'll cut yourself to ribbons . ’ |
| 24 | With practice this skill becomes instinctive and you do n't have to think about your sailing — you can just switch yourself to ‘ automatic pilot ’ and concentrate on other aspects of the race . |
| 25 | All you have to do is commit yourself to it . |
| 26 | This is a good time to be thinking about wedding arrangements , but do not commit yourself to anything until July is past . |
| 27 | But it 's a dangerous thing to come out and commit yourself to publicly . |
| 28 | Then suddenly there was this group of people who asserted that not only could you commit yourself to a member of your own sex , they were actually doing it . |
| 29 | When you begin to interpret documents , do not commit yourself to definite statements . |
| 30 | You must never allow yourself to be crowded out , neither must you retreat so far that you overstep the area boundary . |