Example sentences of "[verb] himself to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In choosing a kasabat kadilik , then , a student was in effect shutting himself off from the high offices of state and , provided that he intended to stay within the learned profession , dooming himself to a lifetime of service in the kasabat kadiliks unless he could somehow get back into the medrese stream . |
| 2 | Anchoring himself to a piton , he cut the climbing rope and started to unravel its strands , working with the nearly frozen fingers of one hand . |
| 3 | JH : When launching , say , into Beethoven 's Op. 2 No. 3 C major Sonata ( for example ) , do you still find yourself thinking very much of ‘ Beethoven the young lion ’ announcing himself to the world ? |
| 4 | Otley made me some hot milk and honey and helped himself to a cheese and pickle sandwich and a mug of strong coffee . |
| 5 | He strolled towards the table and helped himself to a biscuit off Ari 's plate . |
| 6 | Lee Chapman helped himself to a hat-trick in that 6-1 victory but the onslaught really stemmed from Wednesday 's failure to cut out Dorigo 's overlapping runs . |
| 7 | In September 1990 the respondent appeared with his new employer at the wholesale locksmith 's , and during the sales assistant 's brief absence the respondent helped himself to a key-cutting machine from stock . |
| 8 | In a sullen silence he lit a cigar and helped himself to a stiff measure of brandy . |
| 9 | –Full-back Gary Culling , who excels in getting into scoring positions , also helped himself to a brace in the 45th and 61st minutes . |
| 10 | He said Hobbins took the key , helped himself to a 20-round magazine , and stole a fellow soldier 's car to drive to Barbara 's Harlesden bedsit . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not enjoyment , it 's ecstasy , ’ he replied , and helped himself to a glass of champagne from the tray of a passing waiter . |
| 12 | He opened the freezer and helped himself to a cold beer and the last of the chicken drumsticks from the packet he had bought earlier in the week . |
| 13 | While Mr. S. went to deal with a request made by Mr. A. , the respondent entered the storeroom and helped himself to a key-cutting machine from stock . |
| 14 | Whilst Mr. S. went to deal with a request made by the respondent 's new employer , the respondent entered the storeroom and helped himself to a key cutting machine from stock . |
| 15 | He helped himself to a glass of mango juice before he replied . |
| 16 | Morris helped himself to a couple of lungfuls of cigarette smoke . |
| 17 | But Evans merely grinned and helped himself to a stool from under a neighbouring table . |
| 18 | Charles greeted Joanne and helped himself to a large Scotch . |
| 19 | After making a foray into Bessie 's pantry , Lucien helped himself to a quick meal of bread and meat . |
| 20 | Kersey helped himself to a little more of the Stilton . |
| 21 | Jake smiled , quite unperturbed by her sarcasm , and helped himself to a shortbread biscuit . |
| 22 | Vitor helped himself to a slice of gammon . |
| 23 | McClatchey restored St Helens ' lead with a stunning volley and Pennington helped himself to a fine hat-trick . |
| 24 | Uncle Philip broke the armour off a pink battalion of shrimps and ate them steadily , chewed through a loaf of bread spread with half a pound of butter and helped himself to the lion 's share of the cake while gazing at her with expressionless satisfaction , apparently deriving a certain pleasure from her discomfort , or even finding that the sight of it improved his appetite . |
| 25 | ‘ So he went down , ’ said Frome , as if puzzling it out , ‘ and he helped himself to the headmaster 's sherry . ’ |
| 26 | He downed one tankard and , when the friar nodded , helped himself to the second . |
| 27 | Unsatisfied , he helped himself to an old issue of Penthouse ( his brother , a window cleaner , had kept every issue of the magazine ) and , turning the pages at random , discovered Amaranth Wilikins spread languorously over three of them . |
| 28 | Lord Wilberforce 's statement in Tameside , that the decision-maker should properly direct himself to the facts , provides a good example of one aspect of factual review which would allow the courts great latitude for substituting their view for that of the decision-maker . |
| 29 | Rex drew himself to the business in hand . |
| 30 | He held his last press conference in 1955 , but no more than in 1946 did he resign himself to a permanent retirement . |