Example sentences of "set himself [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has set himself up as a left-wing leader taking on the Government , ’ Mr Clarke said . |
| 2 | Engineer and motorbike enthusiast Terence Bird has set himself up as the sole European importer of Nanchang bikes . |
| 3 | ‘ Another particularly odious corruption is the scholar who sets himself up as a unique authority on a certain painter , with the specific knowledge that , in cornering the market , his opinion will be essential for anyone dealing with works by that artist . |
| 4 | Iggy Pop handled the first of four keynote speeches with admirable aplomb , setting himself up for a neat career in stand-up comedy after this rock 'n' roll malarkey is over . |
| 5 | Ron Rooney objects to Dr Mitchell setting himself up as a moral censor ( Chem . |
| 6 | Leftwich moved to London and set himself up as a wholesale confectioner , with outlets in Fleet Street and Kingston upon Thames . |
| 7 | He set himself up as a one-man cult . |
| 8 | So , with one LP , Morrissey set himself up as the new Tom Robinson ? |
| 9 | He was born at Preston in 1732 and got little education ; he was apprenticed to a barber , and set himself up in the barbering trade at Bolton later . |