Example sentences of "and [v-ing] himself [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
2 | But in the short and euphoric interval , even Mr Mann has softened his approach , indicating that he was now prepared to accept the constitution of India , and distancing himself from the latest demands by the ultra-belligerent Sikh student movement for an alternative government . |
3 | But in the short and euphoric interval , even Mr Mann has softened his approach , indicating that he was now prepared to accept the constitution of India , and distancing himself from the latest demands by the ultra-belligerent Sikh student movement for an alternative government . |
4 | And finding himself in the musical cauldron that was Minneapolis at the turn of the '80s must have helped … |
5 | Peregrine , however , was there lying back in his chair and offering himself to the hot sun in rather a shameless way . |