Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [pn reflx] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I 'm going to go inside and get myself a drink , ’ he announced , ‘ and then we are going to go over to the far field where there 's a modicum of peace and we are going to look at these plans together , OK ? ’ |
| 2 | I walked on further down the street and when I spied a suitable coffee shop , I went in , sat down and ordered myself a soothing cuppa . |
| 3 | Or you might be better sitting down and ordering yourself a drink : the waiter may be gone some time . |
| 4 | Some of the lyrics were sung to familiar jazz songs ; ‘ I 'm gon na sit right down and paint myself an abstract ’ went to the tune of ‘ I 'm gon na sit right down and write myself a letter ’ . |
| 5 | He slammed the phone down and allowed himself a small smile . |
| 6 | And he said he 'd go down and get himself a sherry . ’ |
| 7 | Still , I said to myself , so she has got a husband after all , because I was beginning to put two and two together and ask myself a few questions . |
| 8 | he never does that and that , and that 's what we were saying on Friday and it seems like , and I think you 've tried to put all those in but change yourself a bit . |
| 9 | She lived alone , and therefore preferred convenience and fast foods rather than cook herself a proper meal with vegetables . |
| 10 | I am not dying , no , I have suffered a terrible nightmare , but I am here , in my room , and the night must be far gone , it must be almost morning , I shall go downstairs and make myself a first pot of tea . |
| 11 | I woke feeling unwell and I decided to go downstairs and make myself a cup of tea . |
| 12 | When , a few hours later , Harriet got up to go downstairs and make herself a cup of tea , she was surprised to find Liza 's bedroom door open . |
| 13 | Thought well I had this fire on so , I gets up to go through and make myself a l you know a drink before going to bed and I put my 'jamas on and dressing gown . |
| 14 | Since she left Downing Street , Lady T has sensibly turned her attention elsewhere and built herself a new and interesting life around the globe . |
| 15 | The industry is split over whether to set itself a 20% or 35% ceiling on the percentage of assets that junk bonds can account for . |
| 16 | I went to take Wendy 's laundry round Tuesday night I forget why I was , I do n't know , well I did n't call but I just drove on and got myself a says Jim you 're early tonight , quarter past ten . |
| 17 | Of course I 'm coming back , go and get your slippers on and make yourself a couple of bits of toast |
| 18 | Perhaps they felt that it had been a dream all along , always doomed , this fantastical idea that their young brother would go on and get himself a serious education , even go to college . |
| 19 | Similarly , deliberately walk slowly and set yourself a specific time period for a relaxing lunch-break . |
| 20 | When it did she made the coffee quickly and poured herself a cup . |
| 21 | England 's a fascinating and beautiful country — so why not take off and give yourself a break ? |
| 22 | At Yanto 's suggestion they had each gone off and found themselves a long thin stick apiece . |
| 23 | By the spring of 1993 at least nine republics or regions within the Russian Federation were insisting that their own laws took precedence over those of the Federation as a whole , and the Chechen republic had gone still further and declared itself a fully independent state . |
| 24 | Wendy ran after her child but her spiked heels slowed her , so she gave up and came back home and made herself a cup of coffee and read the stories in the back of her magazine . |
| 25 | Tony arrived home and poured himself a large whisky . |
| 26 | Come up and give yourself a bit of a wash and we 'll put it on . |
| 27 | She got up and poured herself a glass of whisky without asking , and my mother did n't seem to mind . |
| 28 | The Inner Man PUSH , PUSH AND PUSH OFF Put your feet up and pour yourself a brandy and soda — women want you out of the delivery room |
| 29 | Shep got up and gave himself a good stretch . |
| 30 | Space-travel , science , the whole world waking up and stretching itself A new age is beginning . |