Example sentences of "[vb pp] ourselves a " in BNC.
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1 | if we 've given ourselves a budget of four thousand pounds and we 've ear |
2 | ‘ We 've given ourselves a chance to finish in the top three , a tremendous achievement for a team that was tipped for relegation at the start of the season . |
3 | We 've won ourselves a new world . |
4 | ‘ Oh , just the one , I think , Mrs Padmore , ’ he replies drily , ‘ until we 've got ourselves a shade more sorted out . ’ |
5 | Now all I have to do is persuade you to sign a contract for a lot longer than six months , and we 've got ourselves a deal . |
6 | Curran reveals : ‘ We 've set ourselves a target of four clean sheets for the last four matches — if we can achieve that we 're certain of at least four points . ’ |
7 | For the future , we have set ourselves a series of targets , spelled out below , which are designed to restore BP 's profitability and build a stronger balance sheet . |
8 | We 've amused ourselves a little bit by putting William 's initials on there and the arms of his wife who was called Joan . |
9 | We have allowed ourselves a little licence with the sauce , ’ Angelina explained . |
10 | In skipper Chris Dickson 's words : ‘ We 've dug ourselves a pretty big hole and it 's getting dark down there . ’ |