Example sentences of "he [vb pp] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only once had he let himself begrudge it , only once , that night , and never since , for he knew it was his duty and his right to stay at home with her . |
| 2 | He was at his best when reacting promptly and powerfully to every threat , how had he let himself be hemmed in thus by forms and processes and the operations of incompetent deputies ? |
| 3 | Had he convinced himself , or could he produce at will this rapture to convince others ? |
| 4 | Had he shown himself unambiguously ready to start pulling out , the coalition would have surely had to offer him something , if not to save his face , at least to cover his backside : an American commitment to talk about any Middle Eastern issue whatsoever has already been given ; the call for Iraqi reparations could still be waived . |
| 5 | Why had n't he shown himself ? |
| 6 | Erm also if you look at entertainment , like James Saville calls himself Jimmy Saville , Terence Wogan is Terry Wogan , so but then you look at people like Charlie Chaplin , when he was doing his comedian role he was c he called himself Charlie Chaplin , and when he 's directing films he called himself Charles Chaplin , so maybe it 's all like a bit of a serious thing . |
| 7 | Not only has he exerted himself tirelessly on teh College 's behalf but he has flung himself with similar enthusiasm into fundraising for the Prince 's Trust and for the Leigh City Technology School in Kent . |
| 8 | How had he allowed himself to be landed with such a sickly , dependent boy , but Willie was sick with excitement , not fear . |
| 9 | Had n't he denied himself the pleasures of their company this last year ? |