Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pn reflx] [adv] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He let himself quietly out of the house and the silence closed in around Hari , smothering her .
2 Then he covered himself all over with trailing strands of goose-grass and big burdocks and he even found ways to alter his smell .
3 He stretched himself cautiously along under the sheets and lay down beside his wife .
4 With what I swear was a scathing look that said something like " Wally " , he launched himself gracefully on to the air and noiselessly flew down the gill out of sight .
5 Then he pushed himself calmly off from the Hokule'a and paddled away with quick firm strokes and vanished into the half-light .
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