Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the sonnets are wonderfully generous poems ; they give meaning and beauty ’ The generosity resides in the act of celebration , a process by which the Poet can fade himself out as an actor , reducing himself to the role of recording agent . |
| 2 | Otherwise private education will price itself out of its newly toughened market . |
| 3 | A punch would be delivered and Ricky , thinking this had ended the row would take himself off to bed only to find the next minute that Minton was emptying a bottle of water over him . |
| 4 | When stepping forth with an idea , an individual may open himself up to personal rejection . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The middle class may shut themselves off from life in a mental suburb of self-righteousness , |
| 9 | A self-reliant smallholder with a good workshop could set himself up for barn-drying quite cheaply , connecting a second-hand electric or internal combustion motor to a suitable turbo-fan , and leading the air through ducts on the barn floor . |