Example sentences of "and [v-ing] himself [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Now then , ’ he said , crouching under the eave and seating himself comfortably at the foot of his bed , ‘ what 's it all about , eh ? ’
2 He had no desire to defeat boredom by provoking political excitement and keeping himself constantly at a stretch .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 ‘ 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 . ’
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