Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] himself [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such agreement would not be fully enforceable : the court will not compel a partner to remain in the firm against his will , but an unwilling partner would have to choose between honouring his contract or laying himself open to an action for damages for breach of contract . |
| 2 | He 'd locked himself in their room and drunk himself insensible . |
| 3 | The judge directed that the applicant submit to a full medical examination by the consultant forensic psychiatrist instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service and make himself available for examination by a second medical practitioner . |
| 4 | He knew when to make use of his status , and when and how to temper its brilliance and make himself unobtrusive among a multitude . |
| 5 | But when the great general of the Civil War , Oliver Cromwell , lost his temper with the Rump Parliament for trying to monopolize power , and made himself supreme instead , he regretted this war between Protestant countries and set out to make peace between them as soon as possible . |
| 6 | I am quite pleased that Auckland fly-half Grant Fox has changed his mind and made himself available for international action . |
| 7 | Bénezet slipped into a carrel as near as he could approach unnoticed , and made himself invisible in the shadows . |
| 8 | He immersed himself in parish work and made himself indispensable to the overworked parish priest . |
| 9 | In the end he got up and made himself some coffee , then watched the early morning skies above Manhattan as he recalled the past . |
| 10 | He crept back into the kitchen and made himself another cup of tea . |
| 11 | Nails laid back and made himself comfortable . |
| 12 | She made herself as comfortable as she could , listening to the sounds Travis made as he zipped himself into the sleeping-bag and made himself comfortable . |
| 13 | Having started the design ball rolling and given himself some idea of cast requirements , Barry moved on to his foremost task that of constructing the camera script . |
| 14 | This practically ruined him but rather than take the easy way out and declare himself bankrupt , he called a meeting of his creditors and asked for time to pay . |
| 15 | He smiled craftily at Blunt and got himself another drink . |
| 16 | He threw her away from him and flung himself flat on the ground as Liartes ' dragon thundered by , leaving another smoking scar across the turf . |
| 17 | Deemed delicious , he ate the lot and then had a cheese omelette and pronounced himself satisfied , having only had a nasty old British rail sandwich en route . |
| 18 | Of course , the coroner drank as if there was no tomorrow and when he had had his fill , leaned back against the pillar of the huge fireplace , belched , and pronounced himself satisfied . |
| 19 | He looked round and found himself three-quarters of the way down the bath . |
| 20 | Ultimately , his change of pace and flight of the ball broke up the rhythm of Lee , who perhaps rather over pressed in the first set and found himself 0–5 down before he adjusted his momentum to claw four games back before Galasso 's touch and confidence returned , in what was for him a perfect final game and a match point won with a brilliant lob . |
| 21 | We talked to a gatherer who had misjudged the tides and found himself unable to leave the cave for thirty-two days . |
| 22 | He switched on his torch and found himself alone in the office . |
| 23 | ‘ Thanks , Georgie , ’ His Grace the Duke , otherwise known as Everard Bean , pouted and drew himself erect . |
| 24 | Norman also got up and down from another bunker for a 69 and 277 , spending the next 30 minutes waiting , watching and keeping himself loose with a few twists and turns for the play-off that never happened . |
| 25 | And so , when Byzantian emperor Alexius I appealed to Pope Urban II for help against the Seljuk Turks in Asia Minor , Urban saw the chance to vindicate the Western Church and show himself magnanimous to his Orthodox brothers . |
| 26 | However , the great Wallaby no.8 , Tim Gavin , after missing the World Cup — and being sorely missed there — has recovered and made himself available for selection . |
| 27 | ‘ It is , but even the most hard-pressed executive owes it to himself to relax occasionally and give himself some space . ’ |
| 28 | The Englishman nodded and poured himself more coffee . |
| 29 | He stood up , wandered over to the cocktail bar in the comer and poured himself another cognac . |
| 30 | Binyon swallowed his drink , his eyes on Culley , and poured himself another . |