Example sentences of "but he [verb] himself " in BNC.
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| 1 | His knees almost buckled but he fought himself upright and managed to get Trent into focus . |
| 2 | I hoped that university would bring him out of his shell , but he kept himself to himself . ’ |
| 3 | But he told himself : you can always change luck back again . |
| 4 | But he told himself he was mistaken . |
| 5 | Merymose had to find out where that help came from , but he told himself that he had no reason to suspect Huy of withholding any more information . |
| 6 | But he told himself not to be crazy . |
| 7 | But he had himself confirmed them now , too blatantly for her to ignore them any longer . |
| 8 | They were far from being a pretty sight but he forced himself to carry out as thorough an investigation as he could . |
| 9 | Her disappointment appeared genuine , but he forced himself to phone Palottino . |
| 10 | He was a handsome chap in a sinister sort of way , Al Caponish with a dash of Dracula and a smidgen of Rambo thrown in , but he spoils himself being so nasty . |
| 11 | Richmann 's scowl deepened , but he restrained himself from snapping an answer back at the General . |
| 12 | Mr Llambias ' services do not come cheap — they are a combination of a retainer ‘ sufficient to make them think really seriously ’ and a success fee that is a percentage of the fee income of the smaller firm ( sometimes 5% or 7.5% ) — but he prides himself on the longevity of the mergers he arranges . |
| 13 | ‘ Not my party , but he gets himself in with both lots . |
| 14 | His Irish wife , Aylish O'Flaherty , ran off with their son , whom she feared would be raised as a heretic ; this was enough , by the statutes of the time , to have the marriage dissolved and the boy dispossessed ; but he distinguished himself in the Civil War , raising a troop of horse for the royalists , while the castle was occupied by Cromwellian troops . |
| 15 | ‘ You must show the … ’ but he checked himself . |
| 16 | But he made himself walk to and fro a hundred times , slowly at first , then more briskly , to keep up some sense of health . |
| 17 | Huy felt anger rise into his mouth , but he made himself remain calm as he described the dead girl from the land of the Twin Rivers . |
| 18 | Nigel made many enemies and no friends with these pieces , but he prided himself on his integrity . |
| 19 | Mr Richardson said : ‘ His mother tried to bar him from using the telephone but he connected himself to the line by running a piece of wire under the carpet and soldering it to the telephone terminal . ’ |
| 20 | It was important for him to build up a body of allies to ensure his succession on his father 's death , but he overreached himself , was regarded as a rebel and was killed , after being defeated in battle by Chlothar . |
| 21 | Dr Neil wanted to tell her to be careful , that she really had little idea of how hard and cruel the world was outside the privileged fastness in which she had previously lived , but he contented himself with saying instead , ‘ Have a good time , McAllister . |
| 22 | But he hurled himself out , across the corridor to his own room , to throw himself on his bed in rage and self-disgust . |
| 23 | He was angered , and for a moment was tempted to reply that Louise herself had managed to fit in to French society , despite her origins and her antecedents , but he curbed himself . |
| 24 | In 1686 he became a London alderman , sitting for Broad Street ; but he discharged himself the following year , probably in anticipation of the purging of Anglicans from the bench . |
| 25 | Not that his system was susceptible to such discomforts , but he fancied himself an empathic soul . |
| 26 | But he conducts himself in all situations with a dignity not one whit lessened by his shortness . |
| 27 | His breathing quickened with raw urgency , but he held himself rigid above the provocation of her softly rounded femininity . |
| 28 | But he hated himself more . |
| 29 | But he hated himself for being drawn to her , however briefly , because he was personally involved … |
| 30 | But he contradicts himself . |