Example sentences of "before [v-ing] himself [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You had indeed , ’ Feargal said with an ironic little bow before seating himself in the armchair opposite his mother . |
| 2 | Now he was naked too beside her and making pantomime bows to his guests before launching himself into the night . |
| 3 | The ultimate accolade caps a dramatic rise for Platt who was rejected by Manchester United before establishing himself in the game with Crewe , then joining Taylor at Aston Villa and then going onto Juventus via Bari . |
| 4 | To get the best shots of the Falcon 's descent into an American football stadium Steve set up cameras inside the Hercules plane and attached to the freefallers themselves before positioning himself on the ground . |
| 5 | He sat for more than an hour alone before dragging himself to the room , shutting the doors loudly behind him as he went . |
| 6 | As Russia 's only properly elected leader ever , he should hesitate before putting himself outside the law . |
| 7 | His pursuer smiled grimly , and waited as many seconds as he dared before heaving himself over the wall with surprising agility . |