Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] himself the " in BNC.
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1 | At last he saw that , if he was ever to eliminate his old habits , then he must refuse to do anything at all until he had given himself the directions . |
2 | He had bought himself the latest issue of Wildlife and was immersed in an article about otters . |
3 | In retirement he had set himself the task of making a replica Tomkin long-case clock . |
4 | Thanks to whoever it was , Baldwin by the spring of 1924 was making surprisingly good progress toward the political objectives which he had set himself the previous autumn . |
5 | Peirce had set himself the task of methodically classifying , and looking for applications of , the n-dimensional systems for all |
6 | Jim and Louise , however , had been forced to remain with their captor alongside the open trapdoor , until he had satisfied himself the coast was completely clear . |
7 | He had left himself the option of return . |
8 | He had kept himself the most aloof from the crisis so far . |
9 | She was in some ways , a female Kenneth Williams , an eccentric who could emote facially and vocally in a way in which Ken had established himself the master . |