Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] himself [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doogie allowed himself a small smile of satisfaction as Shifty-Eyes hit the road , then he turned and grabbed Pointy-Beard 's tie . |
| 2 | Mr Barker found himself an innocent victim and he was questioned and released . |
| 3 | Briant allowed himself a small sigh of irritation . |
| 4 | During his time at the Slade ( 1911–13 ) , Bomberg proved himself a precocious and innovative student . |
| 5 | Connor allowed himself a crooked smile . |
| 6 | And Judge Lawrence Verney allowed himself a wry little smile . |
| 7 | Now he watched in horrified silence as Donald cut himself a giant slice of poisoned meat . |
| 8 | Consequently , instead of being censured , Mr Reed finds himself a heroic front-runner in the 1991 Guttersnipe Man Of The Year contest . |
| 9 | Nicolo Sabatini permitted himself a little smile . |
| 10 | Morse permitted himself a gentle grin : ‘ What date did the tour start ? ’ |
| 11 | Just before he resigned in January Mr Peckford made himself a laughing stock for the C$20m ( $17m ) he poured into a huge complex for growing cucumbers . |
| 12 | Dr Sasaki found himself the only doctor in the hospital who was unhurt . |
| 13 | Arthur Kobold cut himself a generous wedge and thrust the better part of it into his mouth . |
| 14 | Johnson lit himself a fresh cigarette from the butt end of the one he was smoking . |
| 15 | Trotsky set himself the dangerous task of explaining how not only the state but also the Party had come to be excessively bureaucratized . |
| 16 | DUBLINER Martin Sludds gave himself a major boost with a sparkling 68 over the hugely demanding K Club course at Straffan , to lead the Smurfit Irish PGA Championship by four shots at the halfway stage . |
| 17 | Flaubert allows himself a private smile : ‘ It represented the Republic , or Progress , or Civilisation , in the figure of Jesus Christ , driving a locomotive through a virgin forest . ’ |
| 18 | Once we were inside the car , Quiggers allowed himself a full-blooded sneer . |
| 19 | Charles poured himself a large slug of whisky and downed it . |
| 20 | Cranston poured himself a generous goblet of wine and seized a small white loaf the cook had left to cool on the kitchen table . |
| 21 | DAVID Sinclair made himself the ideal employee when he filled in an application form for a sales job , a court heard yesterday . |
| 22 | The young James found himself a virtual prisoner of the Red Douglases in Edinburgh castle . |
| 23 | Luke allowed himself a small smile then gave a brief nod in Merrill 's direction . |
| 24 | ‘ Later , ’ went on the vicar , ‘ Donald Templeton showed himself a skilful cross-country skier , on and off piste , a witty raconteur and an enthusiastic do-it-yourselfer . |
| 25 | As the children grew , Michael felt himself a backward boy . |