Example sentences of "himself [adv] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of his associates was the noted bibliophile Richard de Bury , later Bishop of Durham , and it was he who informed the Pope , in response to a message conveyed verbally , that requests which the king himself really wished to be carried out would bear the words Pater Sancte in his own hand . |
| 2 | He presents himself neatly combed to the world . |
| 3 | D'Arcy himself never went to Persia , but on 28 May 1901 his representative obtained a concession valid for sixty years . |
| 4 | Sheldon himself never lied to his friends about the mummy and we have to be grateful to Faujas Saint-Fond for the following account written shortly after a visit he had made on Sheldon : ‘ It is [ said Sheldon ] a mistress whom I tenderly loved . |
| 5 | He sporadically published a newsletter about rare firearms , collected guns himself , and was the proud owner of a decrepit fishing boat that was called Bronco-Buster in honour of the Giants ' Superbowl victory , though the Maggot himself never referred to the beaten team as the Denver Broncos , but always and ever as the Denver Fairies . |