Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] himself [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is one of the few first-class players who make a point also of drinking in the public bar at grounds rather than cocooning himself away in the players ’ or sponsors ' lounges . |
| 2 | ‘ Now then , ’ he said , crouching under the eave and seating himself comfortably at the foot of his bed , ‘ what 's it all about , eh ? ’ |
| 3 | He had no desire to defeat boredom by provoking political excitement and keeping himself constantly at a stretch . |
| 4 | Climbing into his parents ' bed one morning , and establishing himself firmly between them , he declared that when he grew up he was going to marry his mummy . |
| 5 | Eckersley himself for a time worked for Sir Oswald Mosley [ q.v. ] , joining the New Party and involving himself subsequently in commercial broadcasting schemes which interested Mosley also . |
| 6 | ‘ When we understood what he meant to do , we endeavoured to dissuade him ; but he was resolute , saying he had not had a roll for a long time ; and taking out of his pockets whatever might be in them — keys , pencil , purse , or pen-knife — and laying himself parallel with the edge of the hill , he actually descended turning himself over and over till he came to the bottom . ’ |
| 7 | In 1867 he became minister to the Borough New synagogue , south London , a post which he combined with a variety of Jewish and non-Jewish charitable and philanthropic endeavours , whilst busying himself also as a prison visitor . |
| 8 | When committing himself enthusiastically to an undeniably outrageous tactic , this brave and noble warrior not only left his mark on the opposition but touched significantly upon a dilemma that threatens to develop into an insurmountable and perhaps crucifying problem for Bobby Robson , the temporarily reprieved England manager . |