Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [noun sg] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well first of all I must distance myself from the image that is presented by nearly all introductory textbooks of cultural anthropology . |
| 2 | I fail to see why I should subject myself to the indignity of competing with Tom , Dick , and Narry for a parish which is , at least , £100 per annum poorer than my own , and not nearly so convenient . |
| 3 | ‘ What , you think I should feather myself ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Oh well , ’ she answered , ‘ I 'll goo meself . |
| 5 | For many years , I have wished more than words can say that I could unburden myself , unbutton my secret . |
| 6 | Our Irish priest was not a person I felt I could unburden myself to . |
| 7 | ‘ I would back myself to score 20 goals this season if I were to have three chances in every game , but those opportunities do not come so easy for me in Italy . |
| 8 | I would lull myself to forgetfulness |
| 9 | Yeah I would class myself as a recovered anorexic , but as recovered as I 'll ever be ! |
| 10 | This is not to say that the ‘ generalists ’ ( with whom I would number myself ) are sceptical of scholarly writing and research . |
| 11 | I will hand myself in as soon as they free Boler or I am required to give evidence at Boler 's appeal . |
| 12 | By 1808 the unpopularity of Godoy had spread beyond these circles to embrace all classes and the revolution prophesied in 1798 was turning against the court that supported his power : a monarchy which could disgrace itself and by its foreign policy plunge Spain into inflation , dear bread , commercial depression , and the loss of the American market must be limited by a constitution . |
| 13 | He knew that when the circle was spinning fast enough against the standing magical field of the discworld itself in its slow turning , the resulting astral friction would build up a vast potential difference which would earth itself by a vast discharge of the Elemental Magical Force . |
| 14 | And while the messenger is on his errand , you may array yourself suitably . |
| 15 | By returning to Ockham House , she could distance herself from events and reclaim a reassuring degree of privacy . |
| 16 | And would be more so when she could steel herself to pinch out the little chin and make it weak . |
| 17 | Outraged by the bloody repression , Dai Qing publicly resigned from the Communist Party and said that she would distance herself from politics to concentrate on her writings . |
| 18 | They entered the house at lightning speed , with Robyn only too aware of the expensive hallway , the elegant furnishings , convinced that at any moment she would disgrace herself ; to vomit now , before she reached a bathroom , would be the final humiliation . |
| 19 | You will shit yourself ! |
| 20 | Without a good set of notes you will handicap yourself when it comes to assignment and examination preparation . |
| 21 | So if a child gets spoken to in a fairly direct way by imagine a female child by her father and the same female child gets spoken to in a not so direct way be her mother , then even of this The child is likely to both version , she 'll grow up using female variety because she 's she can affiliate herself with her mother and I mean she knows that is the variety she 's expected to use . |
| 22 | said ‘ This award provides a standard by which you can gauge yourself , and gives you a means by which quality can be improved . ’ |
| 23 | Just by taking a test drive in any model from the award-winning Citroën BX range at your local Citroën dealer you can book yourself and your partner into one of over 300 superb hotels in England and France ( including the Riverside Country House Hotel in Ashford-in-the-Water , as featured ) for a 3-day break courtesy of Citroën . |
| 24 | This is a hard piece of follow-up advice , but if you can steel yourself to do it you will probably gain valuable insights into your interview performance and into which particular lack of experience or qualifications is holding you back . |
| 25 | Occasional reports suggest that a single ailing individual can precipitate a mass stranding : whales are often reluctant to leave their comrades particularly if the sick animal is the leader of the group , and they may strand themselves rather than depart . |
| 26 | ‘ They 're confused and disorientated and as time goes on , the risk is going to grow that they will strand themselves on land because they wo n't be feeding and will become progressively weaker . ’ |
| 27 | He talked on , feeling a great relief , thinking , it 's not surprising Catholics are able to preserve their sanity ; they can unburden themselves in the confessional . |
| 28 | On the other hand a diary entry such as ‘ ring X ’ is effective and if the entry is some way in the future it may be necessary to amplify with a trigger of the form ‘ ring X re Y ’ and to have easily accessible some factual data such as the X telephone number and some data re Y. In a different context a car driver will develop a strategy to ensure that he does not run out of petrol , he may rely on a light which appears when the tank is nearly empty or he may calculate from his expected travelling that he need not concern himself about the issue until at least the next weekend , or he may programme himself to react to the fact that he is approaching a particular garage . |
| 29 | And now he must steel himself to face a future without both his parents . |
| 30 | He must discipline himself to rigorously avoid any form of activity , be this mental or physical . |