Example sentences of "[prep] himself [subord] he [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With everyone else gone Tonks had to fend for himself so he tried to find out the truth . |
| 2 | ' ’ Dear girl , ca n't you see that Simon is n't as sure of himself as he likes to appear ? |
| 3 | There was no particular reason why he should have acted as honest broker in this affair , but he had taken it on , and had been quite pleased with himself when he seemed to have brought things off . |
| 4 | As with so many things , no sooner had he taken the idea to himself than he began to resent it passionately . |
| 5 | ‘ Well I 'll be jiggered ! ’ he exclaimed to himself as he bent to unfasten his clips , ‘ I 'll be jiggered and no mistake . ’ |