Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | OLIVER rolled his eyes back , lit a cigarette and said that the very phrase common sense was a contradiction in terms , and if Man — at which point he pretended to be extremely embarrassed and correct himself to Man-or-Woman — if Man-or-Woman had relied upon common sense over the previous millennia we 'd all still be living in mud huts and eating frightful food and listening to Del Shannon records . |
| 2 | For some obscure reason , Tawell was convinced that installing himself in the company of such a simple and pious set would give him a veneer of respectability , however he conducted himself otherwise . |
| 3 | Six was brought up in the family business but declining trade prompted him to retire early and devote himself to the wide range of interests typical of an eighteenth-century intellectual , although there is no evidence that he ever received any formal training . |
| 4 | LUKE SAT ON AN expo love-seat in Club World at Heathrow , drinking Volvic and availing himself of a complimentary fax machine — clearing up the initial paperwork with Mike on the poem . |
| 5 | He would time it just right and throw himself in front of the branch line train , he knew the train did n't go very fast but it would do … |
| 6 | ‘ I hope John will work exceptionally hard and get himself on the bench for the QPR game . |
| 7 | When I returned to my flat the cat meowed a welcome and rubbed himself against my legs . |
| 8 | Diogenes , instead of building his own success and fulfilling himself , did the opposite and stripped himself of all pride so that there was no way anyone could hurt him . |
| 9 | Dave said : ‘ John was a bit fiery but kept himself to himself . |
| 10 | He was wound up like a spring , furiously angry , unable to keep still or to prevent himself from fidgeting . |
| 11 | The next he had been jerked fully awake and found himself at the centre of a circle of strange , hostile creatures , the like of which he had never seen in his life . |
| 12 | He took out a key and let himself into the building . |
| 13 | He had nearly said stupid and stopped himself in time . |
| 14 | A wise father will recognize the reason for his sons ' aggressive or needling behaviour and remain firm but cool himself without feeling threatened or provoked . |
| 15 | Never again would he be so stupid as to embroil himself in something like this . |
| 16 | In skill training the opposite can apply , the trainee is persuaded to be flexible and to orient himself towards the end rather than the means . |
| 17 | ‘ We must tread carefully , because my postbag suggests that allegations of rape can arise from previously non-sexual relationships , where the man goes too far and persuades himself in the passion of a moment that ‘ No ’ means ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 18 | Secure in his job , with a growing international reputation , and uxoriously contented with his comely Sophie , lie knew himself to be successful and suspected himself to be happy . |
| 19 | He was pulling the sun roof open and thrusting himself to his feet . |
| 20 | When in trouble he could , like a god , make himself invisible or turn himself into an animal . |
| 21 | He found sweeping the floor too boring and manoeuvred himself into a role making electrical control panels . |
| 22 | ( He subsequently went mad and threw himself in front of a car . ) |