Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second half of section 12(1) deals with persons who knowing that a conveyance has been taken without authority , drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it . |
| 2 | Section 12(1) states : … a person shall be guilty of an offence if , without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority , he takes any conveyance for his own or another 's use or knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such authority , drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it . |
| 3 | In this welter , such deliberate pressures as the responsible minister may himself exert are included and absorbed ; but the less he purports or believes himself to be determining the outcome , the better . |
| 4 | GULF WAR hero Major James Hewitt is a charmer who loves the high life — and prides himself on his royal friendships . |
| 5 | He has never stayed in any one place longer than a couple of years and prides himself on knowing when to go . |
| 6 | Disappointed , he returns to his rooms and consoles himself by looking through his collection of photographs of ten boys he has loved . |
| 7 | I was particularly taken by Patricia Routledge , unmistakeable even looking through a letter box , and by Lionel Jeffries for his affecting rendition of : The troops are ready to mutiny , The colonel is missing or dead , When up steps a bold , young lieutenant And places himself at the head . |
| 8 | fairy-tale in which the wolf kills and eats the grandmother of a little girl called Little Red Riding Hood , then gets into her bed and disguises himself in her clothes to trap the child . |
| 9 | A problem arises when a person makes a mistake about the circumstances by which he is confronted and supposes himself to be under attack when in truth he is not . |
| 10 | It was painful , beautiful and obscure , a not uncommon state of affairs when the creator also directs , gives a running commentary on the action and writes himself into the story at the end . |
| 11 | He snaps and frets and worries himself into a frenzy . |
| 12 | How easy is it to show concern for school work when a beloved father takes you to school in the morning and kills himself by midday ? |
| 13 | In some cases , the author seeks to disguise his presence and distances himself from the narrative by employing techniques such as interior monologue , dialogue and intermediaries , which simultaneously highlight the subjective nature of the material presented and create the impression of an autonomous narration . |
| 14 | Ranald was first in the door , the water fair drip-dripping off him , and shakes himself like a dog . |
| 15 | Lampi has known Emmett Chapman since he started playing music , and sees himself as the Stick 's embassador . |
| 16 | In France the representative bureaucrat involved in space has had an elite technical or scientific education and sees himself as the partner and motivator of the innovative businessman . |
| 17 | That is , the generality of the depression will depend on whether the person 's helpless views extend to all areas of his life ; the length of the depression will depend on how stable his helpless attitudes have become ; and self-esteem will be lowered if the person has internalised his helpless attitudes and sees himself as a failure . |
| 18 | At the branch of a St Lucia hotel , Doc pulls his face into a welcoming rictus and steels himself for the Happy Hour invasion . |
| 19 | ‘ The shadow in which man walketh and disquieteth himself in vain' : see the Order for the Burial of the Dead in The Book of Common Prayer ( ‘ For man walketh in a vain shadow , and disquieteth himself in vain' ) . |
| 20 | ‘ The shadow in which man walketh and disquieteth himself in vain' : see the Order for the Burial of the Dead in The Book of Common Prayer ( ‘ For man walketh in a vain shadow , and disquieteth himself in vain' ) . |
| 21 | Actually he simply likes to live a normal life and keeps himself to himself , but in the end he decided that he would do it . |
| 22 | A searcher becomes a believer when he chooses and commits himself to the consequences of his choice . |
| 23 | Satisfied that the room is empty , he enters quickly , closes the door behind him emphatically , and throws himself on the settee with a groan of weariness . |
| 24 | ( 1937 , You 're in the Army Now in US ) , the improbable tale of an American hoodlum who takes on the identity of a murdered gambling companion and finds himself in the British Army , where he slowly comes to understand the habits of self-effacing Englishmen . |
| 25 | Although Conran is very conscious of what he buys and surrounds himself with , he has not allowed his love of good design to become a fetish . |
| 26 | A male settles close to a female and identifies himself by vibrating his wings to the rhythm of his love song . |
| 27 | His own farewell to 1796 was made in his ‘ Ode to the Departing Year ’ , a bleak prophecy of war and ruin in which Coleridge renounces his role as public commentator , and dedicates himself to the ‘ deep Sabbath of meek self-content ’ he hoped that Stowey , the Quantocks , and Tom Poole would now make possible . |
| 28 | Asked whether he shared Vera 's doubts about progress since the collapse of the communist regime , Ladislav lights another cigarette and settles himself at the table : ‘ A lot of the intellectuals are unhappy that the so-called ‘ transition' ’ is taking so long . |
| 29 | When a complete stranger breaks into YOUR home and helps himself to YOUR most valued possessions — its not just the expense that hurts . |
| 30 | This fantasy is shattered when Magwitch suddenly re-enters his life and announces himself as the mysterious benefactor . |