Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [verb] himself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I think he 's going to find himself in a lot of trouble . |
| 2 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to assure himself of the adequacy of the funding arrangements for local management of smaller primary schools ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 3 | Doyle was beginning to fancy himself as a small-time connoisseur of Modern Alternative Art . |
| 4 | They alighted on Saddam Hussein of Iraq , who in the late 1970s was beginning to portray himself as a man of moderation who might be able to make himself useful to the West , not least by acting as a counter to now-revolutionary Iran . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course Eustace was trying to establish himself as a solicitor at that time . |
| 6 | He huddled up as if he was trying to roll himself into a ball . |