Example sentences of "and give [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could of course have taken the easy option and given himself up , or laid up along the coast somewhere until the advancing Eighth Army caught up with him . |
| 2 | ‘ Should be , should n't there ? ’ said Joe , who 'd put his new jersey on and given himself an expensive look . |
| 3 | Having started the design ball rolling and given himself some idea of cast requirements , Barry moved on to his foremost task that of constructing the camera script . |
| 4 | We have enforced questionable criteria , appealed to divine authority and given ourselves the right to make our own interpretation of it . |
| 5 | She had learned as a girl and given herself a week 's holiday for a thirtieth birthday present . |
| 6 | Whereas in the early church believers were discipled through the teaching and corporate life of the Christian community , the third and fourth centuries saw many of the devout withdrawing to the Egyptian and Syrian deserts to pray and give themselves to spiritual warfare . |
| 7 | After a period of silence from outside , a voice now hailed Place , told him to come out and give himself up . |
| 8 | ‘ It is , but even the most hard-pressed executive owes it to himself to relax occasionally and give himself some space . ’ |
| 9 | England 's a fascinating and beautiful country — so why not take off and give yourself a break ? |
| 10 | To vanish and give herself the chance to rebuild her life . |
| 11 | Think about those good points ( I am well organised ; I 'm a caring person and so on ) and give yourself as much credit as you would give someone else with those qualities ; |
| 12 | Every time you take a step in the right direction , realise what you have done and give yourself due credit . |
| 13 | So you try to leave the songs a little bit open , or you change the set list and give yourself something fresh and new for the evening — anything that 's possible to try to avoid getting bored ! |
| 14 | Now congratulate your loved one and give yourself a pat on the back as well for your own agility around the course . |
| 15 | Come up and give yourself a bit of a wash and we 'll put it on . |
| 16 | There is much wildlife to see , so do n't forget the binoculars and give yourself plenty of time , it 's not a route to be hurried ! |
| 17 | Breaking up the surface is well worth avoiding , firstly to save it and give yourself another heavenly run tomorrow , and secondly because when your edges start to catch it 's not much fun to ski and can be dangerous . |
| 18 | ‘ You go through with it , fly the plane to England , land and give yourself up . ’ |
| 19 | Well alright , but can you , can you not get rid of a couple of the boxes and what 's this thing there ? well why do n't you tip it up the other way and give yourself a bit more room , tomorrow Deana what 's that , your dictionary ? |
| 20 | However , Heritage Year , we felt , would simply provide another occasion , of which there were already far too many , for Britain 's architects , town planners and local authorities to pat each other on the back and give themselves awards . |
| 21 | Like everyone else they should eat well , be active and give themselves time to rest and relax . |
| 22 | They are attempting to cross at Dravograd and give themselves up to the British … |
| 23 | But the brother of chat-show host Jonathan Ross lived up to his crime-busting image and immediately pulled over to lend a hand and give himself up to police . |
| 24 | I was thinking I would boil the sheets that evening and ask the chemist for a powerful disinfectant and give myself a vinegar douche to get rid of all the germs inside me . |
| 25 | Oh how I have longed sometimes to crouch with my head in my rucksack and give myself a squeeze of self-heating steak and kidney pudding , followed by a quick squeeze of hot custard and delicious spotted dick . |
| 26 | As a child the continuous moves had taught Eva to leave behind the place they had been and give herself to the new . |
| 27 | Was n't it time to put aside her fears and insecurities and give herself up to the heady delight of love and passion ? |
| 28 | It would be so easy to give up the battle she 'd been waging against him , simply to lay down her arms and give herself up to the ecstasy of possession . |
| 29 | She was able anyhow , when he suggested they take a walk around Karlovy Vary , to put her worries to one side , and give herself up wholeheartedly to the idea . |
| 30 | I think it 's very much linked with the safeguard being that we have got the one year cushion of , of carry forwards sums there to meet any immediate problems within the year , and give ourselves breathing space to , to address those in the longer term . |