Example sentences of "give [pn reflx] " in BNC.

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1 It enables us to experience desires we do not ordinarily give ourselves credit for , and to exercise choices society is reluctant to admit .
2 We can only freely give ourselves to someone else when we are ‘ real persons ’ — just as Harry was beginning to see in the play .
3 They hurt , sometimes excruciatingly , but on the deepest level of all , it is somehow ‘ all right ’ ; and out of the praise and gratitude and joy that spring from it when we can grasp it , I think that we may give ourselves permission for the more mundane , but wonderfully healing emotion of happiness .
4 I think at the moment suffice to say we wanted a product that would give ourselves and our users total choice and total flexibility .
5 It gave us both lots of pleasure trying to work out the various clues , so we shall give ourselves a pat on the back for doing so well — hope you will have some more mind-boggling competitions in the future .
6 He would give himself a treat today .
7 One of the greatest gifts known to man is the one he can give himself of a joyous heart and it can come from no one else , for it comes from the springs of a man 's own spirit .
8 The gift of love is the greatest gift a man can give himself .
9 ‘ Tell that brother of yours that we 'll catch him in the end so he might as well give himself up . ’
10 The despair of Jack 's friends has always been that he will not give himself any trouble .
11 Is it Friend ? thought Chesarynth , sure that something about him would give himself away .
12 ‘ You can see that he did n't give himself the time to finish it .
13 He wished to be able to show by affidavit evidence that he had not occupied the house qua pauper but had paid rates and carried out repairs , and that he had not therefore been chargeable on the parish during the period of his occupation ; the magistrate could not give himself jurisdiction by his own affirmation of it .
14 If only he could give himself more time .
15 Funny he did n't give himself a new name , but maybe he felt there was no reason why he should .
16 He screamed that he would give himself to the Devil if he caught the girl before she reached home .
17 After a period of silence from outside , a voice now hailed Place , told him to come out and give himself up .
18 Now , Harry was certain , Cornelius meant more than the length of time a middle-aged man should give himself to recover from influenza .
19 ‘ It is , but even the most hard-pressed executive owes it to himself to relax occasionally and give himself some space . ’
20 So he 's got to be careful , and he 's worried that he might give himself away by some tiny flicker of expression .
21 Koresh told that he 'd give himself up once he 'd written his prophetic interpretation of the seven seals .
22 She worried that Chris might fall and break his leg , that Annie might swallow a stone and have to go to hospital , that Alan might give himself an ulcer through working too hard .
23 ‘ You mean , Rick should give himself up ?
24 There could be a comeback for Town player manager Glenn Hoddle … he 's with the second division select side in Italy this week and may even give himself a game across there …
25 Police say it 's possible the man is responsible for two sex attacks and he must give himself up .
26 He has admitted he was the driver and says he will give himself up when he is ready .
27 But does n't everybody give himself/herself away in such commonplace situations ?
28 Does he/she give himself/herself away ?
29 However , the party will give itself a new name when it resumes the congress next weekend .
30 However , the party will give itself a new name when it resumes the congress next weekend .
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