Example sentences of "[vb past] himself [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How bad it would be , ’ Marty told himself callously as he watched him go , ‘ to have your bed and your bellyful and no worries at all ! ’ |
| 2 | The pursuer threw himself aside as the vehicle mounted the pavement , slamming into a lamp-post . |
| 3 | He released himself gently as he could and stood up , half-laughing ‘ That was a very strenuous good-night kiss , ’ he said . |
| 4 | He had been a nippy winger in Palace 's promotions side of 1963–64 and then acquitted himself well as we consolidated in Division Two , so he was a welcome recruit at Selhurst Park in mid-September 1971 , when Bert Head was restructuring his team in a successful attempt to ensure 1st Division survival . |
| 5 | He was then anxious to win the support of the Yorkist establishment and , both as protector and during his early weeks as king , represented himself rather as the only hope for the continuance of the good government of Edward IV . |
| 6 | He was then anxious to win the support of the Yorkist establishment and , both as protector and during his early weeks as king , represented himself rather as the only hope for the continuance of the good government of Edward IV . |