Example sentences of "[verb] as he [verb] himself " in BNC.
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| 1 | The myth that a man makes has transformations according as he sees himself as hero or villain , as young or old , but it is essentially the same myth ; Tom Jones is not the same person , but he is the same myth as Squire Western ; Midshipman Easy is part of the same myth ; Falstaff is elevated above the myth to dwell on Olympus , more than a national character . |
| 2 | " Another bottle , Twomey , " Dada murmured as he helped himself to fish . |
| 3 | He was speaking as he jerked himself out on the sandy foreshore . |
| 4 | His breathing gradually slowed as he propped himself against one edge of the desk , drinking . |
| 5 | With a shout of pain he tore his hand free , the flesh ripping as he dragged himself away from the knife , leaving it embedded in the wood . |
| 6 | Lord Deverill called as he swung himself effortlessly into the saddle . |
| 7 | Red tell-tales blinked as he exerted himself . |
| 8 | He had to be assisted as he flayed himself , but he got most of the skin off as easily as a cardigan , and the minister only had to help him with the last few strips . |
| 9 | He looked , he thought as he examined himself in the mirror , more than usually hideous . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm looking for a partner for this new act , the Double-Take Brothers , ’ he explains as he busies himself with tea-bags and mugs of boiling water in the back offices of Hat Trick , the Soho production company responsible for putting together the series . |
| 11 | Extraordinary as those visits were — and as warmly welcomed as he found himself in the diverse Kesparates of Yzordderrex — the city state was an autocracy of the most extreme kind , its excesses dwarfing the repressions of the country he 'd been born in . |
| 12 | ‘ Mr Connon , ’ he said as he busied himself with the kettle and the jar of instant coffee , ‘ I did n't really have a chance last night to explain myself to you very fully . |
| 13 | ‘ Right , ’ he said as he settled himself in the chair . |
| 14 | She drew away from him , shivering as she left the warm circle cast by his body , and heard him sigh as he raised himself up to stare down at her . |
| 15 | She made herself as comfortable as she could , listening to the sounds Travis made as he zipped himself into the sleeping-bag and made himself comfortable . |
| 16 | It excited her to feel a man like him shudder as he pressed himself against her , to feel his weakness underneath all that Parisian aplomb . |
| 17 | He lowered himself on to her breasts and she moaned as he held himself up on his elbows and barely allowed himself to touch her , his hard chest sliding lightly back and forth over the aching tenderness of her bosom . |