Example sentences of "[v-ing] yourself for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here we 're talking about basing yourself for three weeks on that same golf course . |
| 2 | But forever lasted only a quarter of a century and now here you are , girding yourself for yet another forever with your mistress . |
| 3 | Saving yourself for marriage , my Aunt Nellie ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Are you regretting making love to me , ’ he grated , ‘ or are you only regretting that you made love to me instead of saving yourself for André ? ’ |
| 5 | After all , if you have begun addressing yourself for the first time to such an issue you are more likely to be able to have the courage of your convictions at work in trying to tackle , for example , management by inertia . |
| 6 | However , if you 've had years of not liking yourself for one reason or another , this can be very difficult . |
| 7 | ‘ I hardly think they 're worth bankrupting yourself for . ’ |
| 8 | Patients will often be your greatest ally when testing yourself for the first time . |
| 9 | Mum , you 're worrying yourself for no reason . |
| 10 | Making excuses e.g. excusing yourself for shouting at the babysitter — after all she was three minutes late |
| 11 | Keep your wits about you tomorrow or you 'll forget something important and end up kicking yourself for being so stupid . |
| 12 | er in terms of equipping yourself for erm er you know being er erm er well better able I suppose to , to work out where you could make er a , a , a , a real contribution you know ? |
| 13 | You will be asking yourself for trouble . |
| 14 | one was because they er wanted you for four years for definite after that working in evaluation so basically you 're committing yourself for five years |
| 15 | Yet being able to step off the treadmill and stop judging yourself for a while is the only way to begin to take stock and to start to unwind from the stress spiral . |
| 16 | Preparing yourself for a visit to an elderly parent who may not be exactly on your list of favourite people is quite another matter . |
| 17 | You can revolt against it by a breakdown in health or morale , going what the Americans call stir-crazy' ; or you can accept it calmly , as just a temporary ‘ pause ’ in your normal way of life from which you intend to extract some good for yourself and others , keeping active , keeping your eyes on the world beyond the bars , and planning and preparing yourself for your ultimate return to it . |
| 18 | If you want to you can keep a diary or journal of your progress , rewarding yourself for every new skill mastered or job well done . |
| 19 | Organising yourself for such a task is no easy thing . |
| 20 | Additionally , there may be a number of general domestic or luxury items which you had been promising yourself for some time and the only question is one of actual timing , i.e. determining the right moment to buy . |
| 21 | Begin by watching yourself for half an hour each day as if you are a stranger . |