Example sentences of "[coord] be himself " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so far as the typical client can be identified from the survey information , he is likely to be a male owner-occupier aged between 25 and 34 and be himself a member of the professional or employers and managers socio-economic group . |
| 2 | The church approached Darlington fire sub officer Brett Clayton who lives in the village and is himself a collector of fire engines . |
| 3 | He came from a long-lived line and was himself in rude health . |
| 4 | I could conclude only that he was finding the job too big for him , and was himself under stress , which he relieved by persecuting a subordinate who was particularly vulnerable . |
| 5 | He also brought Greek artists to Rome , and was himself portrayed dressed as a Greek in cloak and sandals in a statue dedicated on the Capitol , where paintings of his campaigns were displayed . |
| 6 | The offence was compounded when one Anthony Hurke released the animal from where it had been impounded and turned it back to the Down and was himself fined . |
| 7 | Of his brothers the eldest , Lord Herbert of Cherbury , served as Ambassador to France and was himself a poet . |
| 8 | Eliot certainly appreciated Hayward 's caustic wit and was himself , according to Hayward , " … a connoisseur of the ridiculous , an ironical commentator on human folly , a lover of allusive quotation ( particularly from the dicta of Sherlock Holmes and other eminent detectives ) , and a passionate observer of what may be called the Bouvard et Pécuchet way of life " . |
| 9 | As a result of this he was labelled as a diehard and a bigot , when he actually distrusted the diehards and was himself distrusted by the bigots . |
| 10 | Grundy , a commentator known for his bilious disposition , had that afternoon returned from a lunch at Punch magazine and was himself feeling no pain . |
| 11 | Robinson established a close relationship with Monck and was himself returned to the Convention Parliament for London . |
| 12 | In 1801 he took as a partner Anthony Newman , and was himself replaced by John Darling in 1809 . |
| 13 | The plan had been for his son ( Frederick William ) Robin ( born 1936 ) , who succeeded as third earl and was himself the author of an excellent life of William Wilberforce [ q.v. ] , to complete it . |
| 14 | And having found a vantage-point where he had a clear view of the meadows and was himself sheltered , he halted his pony and stood to watch , narrowing his eyes to single out coat-armour , and number the forces in the English party . |
| 15 | If Shakespeare showed little inclination to control the condition of his plays ' textual printing , he was both a part owner of the company which produced them and was himself a director of that company . |
| 16 | In a bizarre incident on April 29 , Nodar Imiadze , the Vice-President of the Adzhar autonomous republic ( ASSR ) in south-west Georgia , attempted to assassinate the acting President , Aslan Abashidze , and was himself shot dead by security guards . |
| 17 | Titmuss was funded by the Eugenics Society as Secretary of the Population Investigation Committee and was himself a leading member of the society . |
| 18 | During this period of time he made the mistake of threatening the archdeacon , Cautinus , who fled to the court of king Theudebald , announced the death of Gallus , and was himself consecrated bishop on the king 's orders . |
| 19 | He left his place and came round the high table to kiss Philip 's hand , and was himself embraced and kissed . |
| 20 | The disturbances on the borders of Brecon , whether officially encouraged or not , had grown to such proportions that the King had despatched his brother the Earl of Cornwall to the march in haste to try and suppress them , and was himself in the act of setting out from Windsor to join him there . |
| 21 | In February last year , the then president , Eric Arturo Delvalle , backed by the United States , tried to fire General Noriega as chief of the Panamanian Defence Force , but was himself swiftly replaced by another Noriega puppet . |
| 22 | Also to be released is Wilton Mkwayi , who took over the overall command of the ANC 's military wing , Umkhonto we Sizwe , after the others were jailed but was himself arrested and jailed for life in 1965 . |
| 23 | He was the kindest , most generous of men , and spread great happiness ( Jane had only to think of him to cheer herself up ) — but was himself a tragic figure , tied to a wife he did not love . |
| 24 | Leggott , dived to attack a Ju87 but was himself attacked by a Bf110 . |
| 25 | Saidi Safari , a local Muslim trader , came forward to pay the fines but was himself arrested shortly afterwards — possibly for making critical remarks about the incident . |
| 26 | Russell , quite properly , rejected such an artificial device , but was himself unable to offer a more credible solution . |
| 27 | Since gaining independence within the Commonwealth ( as an " independent sovereign state " from 1963 and as a republic from 1967 ) , Uganda has been ruled by regimes dominated first by Milton Obote ( 1962-71 ) and then by Idi Amin ( 1971-79 ) ; Obote was re-elected as President in 1980 in the aftermath of the Tanzanian backed overthrow of Amin the previous year , but was himself overthrown in 1985 . |