Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] give [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't give myself the great happiness of promising to be yours — because I am sure I ought not to ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Your disease is not smoke related , and right now your equilibrium is important ; you should n't give yourself any extra stress , but you should think about stopping . ’ |
| 3 | So if you hit the garage you 're going very very slowly and you might just give yourself a jolt but you would n't hurt yourself quite so much . |
| 4 | She was baffled when she could n't give herself , or would n't give herself , a satisfactory answer . |
| 5 | She could n't give herself to Ahmed and could n't keep herself for me , you understand . ’ |
| 6 | Marie , 18 : ‘ But , if you have a family , you could n't give yourself totally , and they do that — give themselves totally . |
| 7 | Do not accept offers of tea or coffee if this is your problem as you will then give yourself the further anxiety of controlling the cup and saucer . |
| 8 | Two separate people are essential for any exchange to take place : you can not give presents to yourself , just as you can not give yourself to yourself . |
| 9 | Or you can just give yourself some bullet points because you do n't need to write out the and 's and the the 's and whatever . |
| 10 | The despair of Jack 's friends has always been that he will not give himself any trouble . |