Example sentences of "yourself that you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just tell yourself that you 're cold . ’ |
| 2 | It is when you give of yourself that you truly give . |
| 3 | A malinger round the monument is worth your while , if only for the extraordinary view down Loch Shiel and to reassure yourself that you will soon be leaving behind all the people milling idly around their coaches , to whom 1745 means quarter to six . |
| 4 | Once you have assured yourself that you are doing your best in this respect , you can go on to look at other possible causes , if you still feel generally unfit or without a zest for life . |
| 5 | It might be an idea to consider whether you have ‘ programmed yourself ’ to be an insomniac by telling yourself that you are one of those people who ‘ never finds it easy to fall asleep ’ . |
| 6 | If you are suffering pangs of remorse because of some unintentional action in the past , do n't you think it might be time to tell yourself that you will be more careful in the future — and let the guilt go ? |
| 7 | On one side list all the things about yourself that you like ; on the other put all the things you do not like . |
| 8 | Decide on three things about yourself that you would like to change and tackle them calmly one at a time . |
| 9 | Acknowledge their existence and tell yourself that you will think about them later — then let them go . |
| 10 | Be steadfast and make a pledge to yourself that you will no longer compromise in any way . |
| 11 | It is clearly easier to spot other people making mistakes than either to catch yourself or to admit to yourself that you did so . |
| 12 | You can then realistically reassure yourself that you have nothing to worry about . |
| 13 | It 's almost as if you have to convince yourself that you did n't do it . ’ |
| 14 | You have already proved to yourself that you can find enough willpower to stick to this programme for three days . |
| 15 | And remind yourself that you have worked very hard indeed to achieve the success you are now enjoying and you jolly well deserve it . |
| 16 | Having convinced yourself that you can safely find the ‘ hold ’ switch and abort an autorotation landing , you should beware of making a habit of this . |
| 17 | A male teacher can antagonize you , attract you , provoke you into working harder , and make you aware of aspects of yourself that you did not know existed ; if these have potential , a man can apply a useful sort of pressure to make you develop them . |
| 18 | Although this book can give you ideas , general hints and tips on how to press and arrange flowers , it is not until you really start designing pictures for yourself that you will have mastered the skill needed for this craft . |
| 19 | It can be helpful to ask yourself , when plagued with conscious guilt , whether you want to do something , rather than telling yourself that you should . |
| 20 | Remind yourself that you can evaluate what 's been said , and take time to consider it . |
| 21 | In this exercise you will prove to yourself that you can invent something quite new , a change which perhaps connects with your own life but is seen from the outside , happening to someone else . |
| 22 | Do n't think to yourself that you will have to wait a week for that garter stitch sweater — that 's the negative approach . |
| 23 | You can then congratulate yourself for going over your time , or at least by persevering satisfy yourself that you have made a little headway . |
| 24 | It 's fairly easy for someone to call you that , but it 's fairly difficult to convince yourself that you are . |
| 25 | It is a tribute I suppose to the English language that there are so many forms of circumlocution that it is remarkably easy to persuade yourself that you have made a bold statement , or conveyed the bad news , whilst in reality there is no conceivable possibility that the recipient has actually understood what you are talking about . |
| 26 | You said yourself that you were penniless and homeless . |
| 27 | ‘ No doubt you told yourself that you were only borrowing my money to pay your bloody gambling debts , but I call that theft ! ’ |
| 28 | An important step towards seeking contraception is to acknowledge to yourself that you are a sexually active person . |
| 29 | Ever since you raped and killed that cadet in military school … just to show yourself that you could do it . |
| 30 | You said yourself that you are taking a risk by meeting me . ’ |