Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] himself [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We both thought that following 9 … f5 ? ! 10. f3 Black had somewhat weakened himself 9 … |
| 2 | And then , six weeks after the funeral , he had suddenly found himself able to believe that it had n't happened , not in that way , and that the whole horror was a childhood fantasy . |
| 3 | This points the way to the culturalist approach to which Hirsch has elsewhere shown himself sympathetic . |
| 4 | Since he had been hailed as the new John Edrich and had already shown himself capable of taking on that mantle , it was a bad blow for England . |
| 5 | When Keith Vaughan left for a holiday in France in July 1948 , he had momentarily found himself alone at Hamilton Terrace and again reported to Edie on his progress . |
| 6 | Part of England 's concern is that Gooch has already declared himself unavailable for next winter 's tour of West Indies . |
| 7 | Salmond has since shown himself responsive to calls for cross-party unity among the opposition , but Brian Wilson ( ‘ The Union strikes back ’ , 24 April ) seems still to be revelling in partisan spite . |
| 8 | He had moreover made himself disagreeable to many contemporary naturalists , and his posthumous reputation has been well below what it was in his earlier life , when he was seen as the British Cuvier . |
| 9 | Nigel had once made himself unpopular at the office by writing in his column that women past thirty should shoot themselves . |
| 10 | Tammuz' jaded beliefs were not that novel : Quincx had heard them spill from many a Tech-Green 's lips ; but then Ewan had always thought himself unique . |
| 11 | Jules had tactfully made himself scarce on the pretext of work to be done at the new salon and now , two days after his visit to Maythorpe House , Harry was at last able to unburden himself . |
| 12 | With Hartie mortally wounded by the vengeful NZRU council , Kirwan has now made himself available and the newly appointed backs coach Earle Kirton has been heard suggesting that ‘ King John ’ might be assigned a new role at centre , a position he is successfully filling for his second division Italian club Thiene who are coaches by another Kiwi , John Boe . |
| 13 | He has often shown himself ready to make concessions when faced with genuine mass discontent . |
| 14 | He has so far shown himself incapable of a knockout punch witness his feeble reply in the Commons yesterday to the onslaughts from his former Chancellor and from Labour leader John Smith . |
| 15 | It could also be that Reilly , who has never knowingly sold himself short , is driving a hard bargain . |
| 16 | It could also be that Reilly , who has never knowingly sold himself short , is driving a hard bargain . |
| 17 | The Alberta liquor laws laid down that no minors might drink , but it was not difficult to obtain beer or liquor , and he had often drunk himself silly . |
| 18 | He had even taught himself classical Greek . |
| 19 | IF Gidon Saks has been in the last year the bovver boy of Scottish Opera , singing splendidly but speaking out of turn , he has surely redeemed himself this week directing the RSAMD Opera Class in two productions at the New Athenaeum . |
| 20 | On sunless Beltanes he had invariably found himself alone there , but never on such a glorious evening as this . |
| 21 | It was only in middle life that he ceased self-denigration and began to accuse others of the faults of which he had previously found himself guilty . |
| 22 | As he lay beside her later , exalted and still alive , he thought of how he had previously denied himself this ecstasy . |
| 23 | Mrs Orton took it upon herself , watching him pick at a little heap of sprouts and chestnut , to observe that he had very likely made himself ill with being faddy . |
| 24 | He had never asked himself that question before . |