Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Mrs Gaskell herself went to stay with a duke , her daughter , Meta , suggested that they should dress themselves up in the bed curtains ‘ of thick white satin stamped with little rosebuds ’ . |
| 2 | Now the 11 strong Ulster contingent from that ill-fated Polish trip must drag themselves up by the bootlaces for an earlier-than-usual start to the domestic programme , as next weekend sees the opening round of matches , albeit in diluted form in the Harp Kirk Cup . |
| 3 | Now the 11 strong Ulster contingent from that ill-fated Polish trip must drag themselves up by the bootlaces for an earlier-than-usual start to the domestic programme , as next weekend sees the opening round of matches , albeit in diluted form in the Harp Kirk Cup . |
| 4 | At any moment and with no warning he 'll throw himself on to the floor and do like a hundred push-ups . |
| 5 | Hayley 's real father had turned up , demanding to take her home with him , and there were tears and tantrums from Hayley , who declared , as she frequently did , that she 'd throw herself out of the window . |
| 6 | If you could cut yourself down through the middle , there 's you 're ears on the outside there and there 's a wee channel that goes in |
| 7 | In short , to explore ways by which the BBC could pull itself out of the on-going financial crisis but , at the same time , to maintain the quality of the product . |
| 8 | I told detectives that he had a pilot 's licence and could fly himself out of the country . |
| 9 | On Fridays and other fast-days he would lock himself up in the church for many hours . |
| 10 | At present , Ann led and Megan followed , but that would sort itself out in the long run . |
| 11 | If one had a particle with an energy above what is called the Planck energy , ten million million million GeV ( 1 followed by nineteen zeros ) , its mass would be so concentrated that it would cut itself off from the rest of the universe and form a little black hole . |
| 12 | People were run over by trains because they would stretch themselves out on the rails for a quick nap , or because they were drunk . |
| 13 | If someone touched him from behind on a crowded Saturday night he would push himself back onto the anonymous hand , just like a cat would , without turning round to see who it was . |
| 14 | Will the vast sums of money which are being asked for by the Governing Bodies of Sport mean that they will price themselves out of the market or will television continue to pay as they compete for audiences ? |
| 15 | There is no need for us to act like hedgehogs , eating all that we can to fill ourselves up for the coming months . |
| 16 | Even before disaffiliation the Communists had urged all ILP " militants " to " take the lead in calling upon all revolutionary elements to come out of the ILP in a body , hold a separate conference and decide whether and in what way they can link themselves up with the only revolutionary party in Britain today — the Communist Party " . |
| 17 | If the individual can fence himself off from the prying eyes or fingers of the state , can maintain his private domain in his own way without intervention by public authorities , an important aspect of political liberty is established . |
| 18 | We believe that , in that way , Britain can pull itself out of the slump and out of the recession into better times economically . |