Example sentences of "[noun prp] help himself [prep] " in BNC.

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1 When they were left alone , a silence descended , broken only by the click of silver against porcelain as Jake helped himself to sugar and stirred .
2 It had not been lessened when William of Ypres , the surly Flemish commander of the royalist army , had begun to question her extensively about the size and strength of the garrisons at Gloucester and Bristol , the state of the Empress 's exchequer , the loyalty of her supporters , and whether Geoffrey of Anjou was planning an invasion of England to help himself to the throne by right of his wife .
3 Morris helped himself to a couple of lungfuls of cigarette smoke .
4 Adam helped himself to peas .
5 Vitor helped himself to a slice of gammon .
6 Meanwhile , Frano Botica helped himself to 24 points , two tries and eight goals , as Wigan beat French champions , Carcassonne 52–0 — and then admitted his job was on the line .
7 Today when the four younger boys left for school , Jack helped himself to another cup of tea .
8 We are conscious of what Zuckerman does for Roth : when he helps a man to gather his spilt heart pills , it is Roth helping himself by assigning a small mercy .
9 Wandering into the wardroom , she found Jim Lewis helping himself to coffee and Jill already seated , glancing through a magazine .
10 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 .
11 Kersey helped himself to a little more of the Stilton .
12 At the end of the visit Archipenko told Modigliani to help himself to the fruit and vegetables in their garden which he took back to Jeanne and her mother as a peace offering .
13 To keep himself busy , Mr Cottle helped himself to porridge from a steaming bowl .
14 Karen poured the coffee when it arrived and let Whitlock help himself to milk and sugar .
15 DERYCK FOX helped himself to 13 points with a try , four goals and a drop goal to take the man of the match award and send Widnes crashing out of the Regal Trophy .
16 After making a foray into Bessie 's pantry , Lucien helped himself to a quick meal of bread and meat .
17 Without batting an eyelid , Vass helped himself to sugar .
18 McClatchey restored St Helens ' lead with a stunning volley and Pennington helped himself to a fine hat-trick .
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