Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pn reflx] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Museum had better prepare itself for the worst . |
| 2 | She merely revealed herself for what she was : a cloistered innocent , lacking the fashionable touch , too earnest by half in her endeavours to persuade a jaded world that she knew best . |
| 3 | It is hard to know now whether Eden was really being serious , or merely protecting himself for posterity . |
| 4 | So brace yourself for events which may seem puzzling at times , but which will eventually straighten themselves out , although they may leave you in an exhausted state . |
| 5 | ‘ Then you 'd better brace yourself for disappointment , because this time you 're going to be unsuccessful . ’ |
| 6 | He swiftly chided himself for such thoughts ; he 'd been taught to shun physical contact , even on a platonic level . |
| 7 | ‘ She allowed a man to persuade her into taking the drug , so she can only blame herself for her predicament . |
| 8 | Ruth could only blame herself for being so blind and gullible . |
| 9 | The anxiety that I will be caught out on the hustings by a clever swine in a corduroy jacket asking ‘ What is the current rate of child benefit ? ’ is one which is shared by all those rash enough to offer themselves for election . |
| 10 | ‘ Follow the laws of the game ! ’ he said , eagerly preparing himself for our fight . |
| 11 | Not bathing for two days was no great inconvenience when he only had himself for company ; not shaving suited him fine when there was no woman to complain of beard burns . |
| 12 | ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor is faces up to the most important year of his career , already bracing himself for a row which could undermine his World Cup plans . |
| 13 | I already hate myself for having taken the job , I know it was a mistake . |
| 14 | But how does a person normally prepare himself for frightening and distressing events ? |
| 15 | Quietly sipping champagne in a corner of the large marquee , Laura was just chiding herself for having over-reacted in such a feeble , juvenile way towards a man who could n't possibly be interested in her , when she looked up — and suddenly found Ross standing in front of her ! |
| 16 | I left him in charge of the whole of my affairs during my absence from England , with a perfect conviction that he would zealously exert himself for my interest , and the confidence I reposed in him has been fully realised , not only during my absence , but during the long period of eighteen years . ’ |
| 17 | Newcastle 's natural nervousness soon reasserted itself for the French had clearly not abandoned their plan and had even managed to bring the transports at Nantes , on the River Loire , to join those further up the coast at Vannes in the Gulf of Morbihan , about midway between St Nazaire and Lorient . |
| 18 | According to a report in the Far Eastern Economic Review of Nov. 19 , Mahathir 's position was not being directly challenged , but many senior UMNO leaders were nevertheless positioning themselves for a future succession battle . |
| 19 | No longer berating herself for being an imperfect mother , she will be satisfied simply to be good enough . ’ |
| 20 | She was just cursing herself for not having had the courage to go straight over to him in the first place when he appeared again , a little further down . |
| 21 | I mean if your child was born with one arm you 'll still fucking blame yourself for it would n't you at the end of the day . |
| 22 | This is because the horse is physically preparing himself for action — running , fighting , playing , courtship etc . |
| 23 | Already preparing himself for the first of his political glittering prizes , the viceroyalty of India , he visited the Trans-Caspian in 1888 and published a book on it in 1889 . |
| 24 | So he just kicked himself for not having made the obvious connection . ’ |
| 25 | Gee Armytage was yesterday bracing herself for another spell on the sidelines as she recovers from a back injury sustained in the Coral Welsh National . |
| 26 | MEMBERS of the radical black Pan Africanist Congress were told by their leader yesterday to brace themselves for a bitter struggle as they celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre with a fiery demonstration of militancy in the township where the killings occurred . |
| 27 | Ideally , you need a few minutes to settle comfortably before setting off , but if you have to rush you can usually blame yourself for not getting in before he cable or towplane arrives . |
| 28 | He himself does nothing wrong yet he still punishes himself for other 's wrong doings . |
| 29 | At 45 Mainwaring Road the upper maisonette was still advertising itself for sale — no less than six boards competing for the passerby 's attention . |
| 30 | And Cornelius Rooney says : ‘ I still blame myself for Patrick 's death . ’ |