Example sentences of "by [verb] himself [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He normally managed this by allowing himself a few seconds of pure indulgence in sensation and then thinking of something neutral for a while and , if this did n't work , something really horrible . |
| 2 | The creditor may have done enough by superintending himself the execution of the document and by attempting to assure himself by means of questions or explanation that she knows to what she is committing herself . |
| 3 | When one boy attempted to impart some sense of movement to the still life by pouring himself an imaginary cup of tea the teacher lightly but firmly kicked him back to his seat , smiling and talking in a manner that confirmed for the pupil the ‘ naturalness ’ of this action . |
| 4 | Sam solved this by getting himself a loading job . |
| 5 | But he 's done the next best thing by getting himself a uniform and a car . |
| 6 | She wanted to please him , to see him smile , and tease her by calling himself the Master , and pretending that she was his slave . |
| 7 | The troubles in Kent dragged on sporadically for some two years ; in August 1450 a certain William Parmenter virtually proclaimed himself Cade 's successor by calling himself the second captain of Kent , in April 1451 there were troubles fomented by Henry Hasilden , and in May 1452 there was yet further disorder ( 42 ) . |
| 8 | Mungall responded by making himself the engine which drove Tranmere 's counter attacks and pulled against the weight of Leicester 's pressure . |
| 9 | But Francis has replied by setting himself a new goal — carrying on past 40 . |
| 10 | He reached the top of the wall and , lying flat on the thatch , pulled himself quickly upwards until his body lay slanting just under the spine and , by raising himself a fraction , he could look over the roof-tree and down to where the beach lay . |
| 11 | Lloyd George had already boxed the compass by declaring himself an unrepentant and convinced free trader ’ ; Baldwin 's policy , he said , was ‘ unutterable folly ’ . |