Example sentences of "as he [vb past] himself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ Harry not back yet ? ’ he asked , as he seated himself by the open fireplace . |
| 3 | His eyes skimmed her face , his expression unreadable , as he seated himself in the armchair opposite her . |
| 4 | She had changed her clothes — as he had himself in a sprint through his hotel — to a pale coffee-cream skirt and russet blouse under a hip-length waterproof jacket . |
| 5 | He turned to meet the Doctor 's gaze as he righted himself into an undignified crouch . |
| 6 | But as he drove himself into a last titanic effort to surface into the light , the pain began to divide and concentrate itself in three separate areas of his body ; his head , his right arm and his chest . |
| 7 | Actually , thought Henry , as he checked himself in the mirror , no one , not even the police , would be stupid enough to imagine that Elinor could be the victim of a crime passionnel . |
| 8 | He kept on his coat , fully buttoned , as he eased himself into an armchair by the sitting-room fire . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | After a moment 's hesitation she sat in one of the large armchairs , half expecting to be pushed on to the settee , but he allowed her to sit alone , only raising an eyebrow as he lowered himself into the matching chair . |
| 11 | He looked to belong to a different generation from that of Dysart and Ockleton , his face flushed and lined beneath a mane of grey hair , his chest heaving desperately as he lowered himself into the wheelchair . |
| 12 | ‘ Fucking bastard ! ’ he shrieked at the wheelhouse as he dragged himself up the slimy wall , earrings gleaming . |
| 13 | But even as he braced himself for the end , Robin took a remarkable last photograph of himself for his family . |
| 14 | The muscles of his legs and arms bulged alarmingly and shone with sweat as he braced himself against the bulkheads to study the small control panel . |
| 15 | Fiver seemed to grow even smaller as he flattened himself on the hard earth . |
| 16 | ‘ I wondered , ’ said the voice of the headmaster , piping insecurely as he insinuated himself round the door , ‘ if Mrs Crumwallis could get you something . |
| 17 | He looked , he thought as he examined himself in the mirror , more than usually hideous . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She hung on to Geoffrey 's coat as he hauled himself onto the coach . |
| 20 | The voices belonged to Rohmer and Jimmy Devlin , but he could n't hear what they were arguing about as he hauled himself around the staircase rail , paused for gasping breath and looked back down into the stairwell . |
| 21 | ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery . |
| 22 | With his teeth chattering , his mouth bleeding and his hair flattened to his skull he could not have looked less appealing as he presented himself at the front door . |
| 23 | Warden asked the question as he settled himself behind the wheel . |
| 24 | ‘ Right , ’ he said as he settled himself in the chair . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll go in front as the standard bearer , ’ said Nigel as he placed himself at the head of his patrol . |
| 26 | Nathan was seated in the opposite corner , one hand easy on the wheel as he helped himself from the plate . |
| 27 | Cynics might doubt his commitment to social security , as he introduced himself as the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ( his previous job ) , but in his usual good-humoured style , Frank Field simply thanked him and said they would recommend him to Downing Street for a new job because of his social security knowledge . |
| 28 | By 7.45 , as he crammed himself into the visitors ' gallery . |
| 29 | Giles 's girlfriend Venetia , meanwhile , encircled by the arms of Hargreaves , had started to laugh , and Giles began to laugh too : ‘ Oh Christ , sorry , Liz , sorry , Kate , ’ he declared , as he organized himself into a sitting position , his arms around his knees , ‘ I should never have had those two whiskies at the Venables ’ . ’ |
| 30 | The heat haze rose from the ground as he flagellated himself with a cat o' nine chains . |