Example sentences of "[v-ing] himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And my name 's Ashley Fleming , ’ Ashley said , fearful that Simon might start patting himself on the back yet again . |
| 2 | ‘ If man can not create anything or move anybody , if he can not break out of the prison of his total narcissism and isolation , he can escape the unbearable sense of vital impotence and nothingness only by affirming himself in the act of destruction of the life that he is unable to create . |
| 3 | Jesus releases us from this addiction by revealing himself as the willing servant , humbled to the point of death , submitting his will to the will of God . |
| 4 | Partly in the hope of keeping himself on the straight and narrow — you 'd be surprised how many gay men do that — and partly because he thought it would do his career a bit of good . |
| 5 | This desire to accommodate the life of the spirit in everyday activities is finely illustrated by the Latin instructions in a fifteenth-century manuscript as to how a devout layman should regulate his daily life , from his rising with all swiftness and signing himself with the cross , to his final return to bed when he must go to sleep in the uncertainty , salutary from a penitential , if not somnific , point of view , as to whether he will survive until the morrow . |
| 6 | Pressing himself against the last wagon he peered around the side for any sign of the guards . |
| 7 | He swallowed hard and ran to the back door , pressing himself against the wall beside it . |
| 8 | Pressing himself against the wall he looked down at the body . |
| 9 | Bent almost double , he darted towards the kitchen , pressing himself against the wall . |
| 10 | JH : When launching , say , into Beethoven 's Op. 2 No. 3 C major Sonata ( for example ) , do you still find yourself thinking very much of ‘ Beethoven the young lion ’ announcing himself to the world ? |
| 11 | It 's changed partly because Stalin 's er strategy in China has been shown to be a disaster and Stalin is trying to cover his tracks and most effective way of protecting himself against the criticism and the unpopularity which is likely to come from the failure is by insisting that the strategy was right all along and the revolution is about to triumph . |
| 12 | He became adept at launching himself over the canoe 's side ; first leaning back with legs outstretched athwart the cockpit , a quick flip of the body brought him face down towards the water before lowering himself onto it . |
| 13 | Now he was naked too beside her and making pantomime bows to his guests before launching himself into the night . |
| 14 | The fourth man had abandoned their horses to his wounded companion and was launching himself into the fray . |
| 15 | Ellie cried , as she saw Mike hurling himself at the unprepared Patsy . |
| 16 | The boy rolled over and came on to one knee in a single lunge , and hurling himself at the man , caught him round the thighs with both arms , and swept him with him through the opening . |
| 17 | With a bound , he was up and giving chase , hurling himself down the stairs . |
| 18 | ‘ Milord , milord , ’ he shouted , hurling himself towards the pair in the prow . |
| 19 | Burton was hurling himself on the course most likely to tempt and test him to the limit . |
| 20 | The president was supposed to be dissociating himself from the Shah not encouraging him . |
| 21 | She was left thinking how hard he was driving himself for the sake of his adoptive family . |
| 22 | It was so incongruous to hear the Maggot aligning himself with the forces of law that I was forced to ask the question . |
| 23 | ‘ How did you fare , my darling ? ’ he asked her , and took her hand , seating himself on the bed 's edge . |
| 24 | ‘ Indeed , ’ said Cowley , seating himself on the edge of the desk . |
| 25 | He reached out and turned the lamp so that it shone onto her face , seating himself on the edge of the desk so that he could study her . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm obliged to you , ’ he murmured , seating himself by the fire and extending his hands . |
| 27 | ‘ You had indeed , ’ Feargal said with an ironic little bow before seating himself in the armchair opposite his mother . |
| 28 | But it is often assumed that so doing is to be following in the footsteps of Marx , when he gave his example of luxury goods production , basing himself on the premise that the sub-department lib produced only goods for capitalist consumption . |
| 29 | All she wanted to do now was get out of here because it was pretty obvious that this woman had known Felipe when he was enjoying himself on the coast and there was definitely something between them . |
| 30 | The son of Rainbow Quest was always up with the leaders that day , clearly enjoying himself on the easy ground and eventually racing three and a half lengths clear . |