Example sentences of "if he [vb past] himself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Practice partner Jack Nicklaus also had an ignominious start , and even Norman himself had contemplated whether he might sue the Royal & Ancient if he injured himself in the dune grass . |
| 2 | If he surpassed himself with a full-scale mock-up of the ceiling for the Salla Romana with a snake-pit of interwoven flowers and exuberant garlands , he could be sure that a cursory glance by Ceauşescu would be followed by the demand , ‘ More flowers , more gold leaf . ’ |
| 3 | He remembered writing of Paula 's death , — of how he could not live without knowing the truth , and how , if he gave himself into the hands of the great Whale , he knew that he would be reunited with her in death . |
| 4 | He was told that , if he behaved himself in the segregation block where he was being held , he would be allowed to make a call to his father who was seriously ill . |
| 5 | But within twenty-four hours I told Ted that his only chance of carrying on as Leader was if he submitted himself to an early election through the 1922 Committee . |