Example sentences of "[noun pl] to himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could hear him repeating phrases to himself through the thin wall between her room and his . |
| 2 | Parallel importing : where articles have been put into circulation by or with the consent of the right owner , he can not use his rights to prevent the subsequent import into another EC country even though he may be selling those articles to himself in that other country . |
| 3 | Graham reluctantly pushed one of the cassettes into the system , waved the cigarette smoke irritably from his face , then turned his attention to the New York skyline and started to name the numerous skyscrapers to himself in an attempt to pass the time . |
| 4 | Act 1 scene 7. in which he is laying down the reasons to himself for not killing the king he even admits to himself that his ambition is very powerful ‘ vaulting ambition ’ . |
| 5 | And , Father , be it admitted , he had done much to raise up enemies to himself in this house . ’ |
| 6 | He memorized pages of it just because he loved it and often recited his favourite bits to himself on those inevitable odd moments of waiting about in queues and so on . |
| 7 | He stood in it , his clothes and skin steaming , dripping water into the urine-scented callbox , called her number , listened to it ring , called again , saying the numbers to himself like a chant , making sure his finger was in the right hole on the dial each time . |
| 8 | There had been occasional mutterings to himself over his cigarettes , but nothing spoken to them . |
| 9 | But the T'ang had kept his thoughts to himself about the killing . |