Example sentences of "[vb past] himself for a " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile he readied himself for a sixteen-tooth smile .
2 He cursed himself for a fool .
3 Instinctively all on the walls and ramparts ducked , even Seton , who then cursed himself for a fool .
4 Amiss cursed himself for a soft-hearted fool .
5 Malone fined himself for a lack of discipline on Saturday as Ards lost 2-0 to the Blues .
6 He gathered himself for a giant leap and SPRONG ! landed right in the middle of the sleeping ducks .
7 Undismayed , he haled an old man out of the audience , stuck him in the chair , and then spoke himself for an hour and answered all the questions .
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