Example sentences of "yourself [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The top must measure about six feet by four feet … you can please yourself where you put the steps . |
| 2 | Relieve yourself where you sit , if you must . |
| 3 | The only way you can help is by getting yourself where you belong , in the big house . ’ |
| 4 | 'Cause when you hurt yourself or I touch you you go crying to mummy saying that daddy 's hurt you do n't you ? |
| 5 | Now I okay right I do n't want you to underline them now I 'd like you to wait until later and then try and work em out again yourself so you get practice |
| 6 | ‘ Which you confidently expect to prove for yourself once you slip between her sheets . |
| 7 | You should be able to forgive yourself once you realise that you are not expected to be perfect ; indeed , if you were , you would not need to be here at all — your spirit would be continuing its learning process somewhere else . |
| 8 | In the other fields I 've discussed earlier — public speaking appearing on television , staging a special event , holding a conference , you can ( but you should n't ) kid yourself that they went better than they really did . |
| 9 | But I think there 's a very strong argument Chinese revolution And , to a certain extent you can understand that people have to identify with something and the easiest thing to identify with is a king and a queen erm Chinese communist leaders of various sorts , Stalin even Karl Marx , you know , you can convince yourself that he had all the answers when of course , really , you must see these things as developing . |
| 10 | You said yourself that you regretted it ! ’ |
| 11 | On one side list all the things about yourself that you like ; on the other put all the things you do not like . |
| 12 | You can then realistically reassure yourself that you have nothing to worry about . |
| 13 | And remind yourself that you have worked very hard indeed to achieve the success you are now enjoying and you jolly well deserve it . |
| 14 | You can then congratulate yourself for going over your time , or at least by persevering satisfy yourself that you have made a little headway . |
| 15 | It is a tribute I suppose to the English language that there are so many forms of circumlocution that it is remarkably easy to persuade yourself that you have made a bold statement , or conveyed the bad news , whilst in reality there is no conceivable possibility that the recipient has actually understood what you are talking about . |
| 16 | Did n't you say yourself that you intended finding a way to put an end to our arrangement ? |
| 17 | It is clearly easier to spot other people making mistakes than either to catch yourself or to admit to yourself that you did so . |
| 18 | It 's almost as if you have to convince yourself that you did n't do it . ’ |
| 19 | A male teacher can antagonize you , attract you , provoke you into working harder , and make you aware of aspects of yourself that you did not know existed ; if these have potential , a man can apply a useful sort of pressure to make you develop them . |
| 20 | If you 've ever tried to explain something to somebody , that 's a very reliable way of revealing to yourself that you did n't understanding something that you thought you did understand . |
| 21 | John Tate , managing director of consultancy Tate Bramald Ltd says : ‘ It is safest to assume the worst of a package until you have confirmed for yourself that it does what it claims to . ’ |
| 22 | You can convince yourself that it satisfies the conditions 1 … 4 . |
| 23 | It 's no good congratulating yourself until you 've actually achieved something primarily , you are address |
| 24 | But he 's always been like that with them kids you know yourself if they do anything it 's got ta be done |
| 25 | ‘ I heard — and you know you 'd go yourself if someone needed you . ’ |
| 26 | Take a look at yourself in a mirror and judge for yourself if you measure up . |
| 27 | Ask yourself if you remember feeling angry yourself , before the other person showed anger . |
| 28 | You can hear it for yourself if you doubt what I 've written , ’ Doreen said , smiling broadly . |
| 29 | ‘ Empty it yourself if you 've got the gall ! ’ said Davey in astonishment . |
| 30 | You can set yourself a maximum bid , having viewed the fish beforehand , and can congratulate yourself if you get it for less . |