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

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1 It 's always the pressure that I give myself , and I 've given myself a lot of pressure this last year ’ , she revealed .
2 Once I waited so long and stayed so late that I gave myself away to Syl , who had called in the usual way at the front door , to be told by my mother that I was in the summer-house and he should go and bring me out and back to the drawing-room where , like normal people , we should converse .
3 It can also mean " unrestrained " in the sense either of freedom to act or prodigality in giving : what Wilekin wants is that she give herself .
4 As I said in earlier chapters , though , when you live alone two things are very important — firstly that you love and take care of yourself , and secondly , that you give yourself a treat now and then .
5 So when you 're planning your retirement , make sure that you give yourself a reasonable standard of living in terms of income .
6 That 's right trying to find work these days can be demanding and extremely frustrating so you want to make sure that you give yourself the best chance of getting a job and one way to help is to do a good application form and know how to handle yourself in an interview .
7 Shields , of Carnac Crescent , Inverness , was said to have felt so guilty that he gave himself up to police after selling some of the haul to pay for drink .
8 And , in spite of police demands that he give himself up and intensive searches , he was still at large .
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