Example sentences of "[v-ing] yourself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A positive attitude is and important asset when it comes to maintaining a workout regime , and that comes with knowing that you are not pitting yourself against the impossible . |
| 2 | You are pitting yourself against Pool . |
| 3 | It is , and keeping yourself in trim is very important when you 're not working . |
| 4 | I laughed , and she said , ‘ Laughing is a way of protecting yourself from the truth . ’ |
| 5 | • Give artificial respiration if your child stops breathing , protecting yourself from burning by wiping his face first ( below ) or giving aid through a clean handkerchief . |
| 6 | Protecting yourself against loss of income and the expenses incurred during hospitalisation is an important step towards safeguarding your standard of living . |
| 7 | Apart from making sure that permanent mains-voltage lights are installed by a competent electrician , the main way of protecting yourself against getting an electric shock from garden lights is to install an RCD . |
| 8 | I think you were amusing yourself at my expense . ’ |
| 9 | Matching yourself to the job |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | If you 're basing yourself at one campsite place an old groundsheet or plastic sheet under the tent . |
| 13 | Here we 're talking about basing yourself for three weeks on that same golf course . |
| 14 | But forever lasted only a quarter of a century and now here you are , girding yourself for yet another forever with your mistress . |
| 15 | ‘ Knowing you , ’ said Gay , ‘ you 'll never stop having adventures — and probably landing yourself in one dreadful pickle after another ! ’ |
| 16 | In contrast , if you are white , and unless you actually subscribe to racist arguments , you will want to find ways of dissociating yourself from the views expressed here . |
| 17 | It is not worth driving yourself to the major airports in the United Kingdom . |
| 18 | Driving yourself to the Alps rather than taking the tour operator 's flight has a lot of attractions . |
| 19 | The actual process of driving yourself in a Porsche makes you feel good . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You 're doing no good , starving yourself like that . ’ |
| 21 | I wo n't be party to your bitching yourself on the sly . |
| 22 | We went further down the slope to practise parachute landing falls and ground handling skills — everything you need to know before actually launching yourself off the side of a hill . |
| 23 | You need to be far more dynamic at the front , launching yourself at all sorts of angles . |
| 24 | Firing off a writ or an unfair dismissal application may make you feel better for a little while , but you should think carefully before launching yourself into a full-scale battle . |
| 25 | If you are well practised in a careful approach , having learned the art of blending yourself into the background and moving with the silence and stealth of a hungry alley-cat , then you will soon be close enough to identify them as chub . |
| 26 | Now would you rather answer my questions , or try explaining yourself to Marshal Davout at headquarters ? ’ |
| 27 | But you did n't have to keep explaining yourself to May . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't be silly , why do something stupid like hurling yourself in front of a train , ’ the thoughts crowded his mind . |
| 29 | Beware of over-committing yourself to the foot sweep . |
| 30 | Over-committing yourself to a foot sweep may expose you to your opponent 's full point counter |