Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [verb] himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Rochester did er did er , when he was trying to rebuke himself for committing what was bigamy , and the works , he said , when he compared his own wife , who was really a mental animal because she very bestial the way she bit people , and then , he compared her with this sweet , dewy-eyed Jane , he did give a reason did n't he ? |
| 2 | He huddled up as if he was trying to roll himself into a ball . |
| 3 | In some ways Donaldson realised that it was he that was actually doing all the learning-Bobo was using a vocabulary that she 'd already acquired , whilst he was struggling to adapt himself to it . |
| 4 | As he hugged her brusquely to him , she was aware of the tense muscles of his jawline against her cheek , and knew what an effort he was making to hold himself in check . |
| 5 | It was late on Friday evening — Friday , May 9 , 1941 — and he was ordered to present himself at the office at ten past seven in the morning . |
| 6 | At the final moment he was forced to cast himself into the Realm of Chaos to avoid final and utter death . |
| 7 | TONY COTTEE grabbed two goals as Everton over ran Forest , but he was left kicking himself for not completing the hat-trick that was up for grabs . |
| 8 | Now , he was having to unveil himself for nothing more than curious inspection . |
| 9 | He needed all his skill and tact if he was going to extricate himself from this situation and spend the night sleeping in his hotel bed , alone . |