Example sentences of "helped himself to [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Vicar then took the text for his sermon from the second lesson , ‘ God loveth a cheerful giver ’ , and was so carried away by his own rhetoric that he absent-mindedly helped himself to most of the grapes hanging down from the top of the pulpit . |
| 2 | He helped himself to some more wine . |
| 3 | He helped himself to some more lamb tikka masala . |
| 4 | He left the sentence hanging as he helped himself to more rum . |
| 5 | He helped himself to another brandy and waved the bottle before Herr Nordern 's eyes . |
| 6 | The Brigadier seemed to be thinking furiously as he helped himself to another glass of port . |
| 7 | Today when the four younger boys left for school , Jack helped himself to another cup of tea . |
| 8 | Death helped himself to another six cookies . |