Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pn reflx] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She begged pardon at once for — being so free as to presume I will be read but then , ma'am , you must blame yourself for encouraging in me that letter-writing soul . |
| 2 | They plan to be back in Europe in October or November , and if their performances are anything like the last London one , you 'll kick yourself for missing them . |
| 3 | You could assume that the bucks would present themselves for locking up . |
| 4 | Few occasions , however , will present themselves for using the extreme upward limits of compass . |
| 5 | No one fully understands the workings of these interlocking systems and we may forgive ourselves for having a sensation of something slipping through our fingers when we try to grasp them — but one thing is certain : the choices we make about the order of the information in discourse reveal our own assumptions about the world and about the people we are trying to communicate with . |
| 6 | And , lastly , the definition of rules for housework establishes a mechanism whereby the housewife can reward herself for doing it . |