Example sentences of "busied himself with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aileen Gillies was all brisk agreement as she wrapped up some food in a cloth and gave it to them while her husband busied himself with laying the fire . |
| 2 | Whilst the signaller busied himself with decoding the latest message from on high , the Troop Commander 's mind raced back over a fairly hectic three weeks , Which had taken the troop from Hameln ( of Pied Piper fame ) , the regiment 's home base on the River Weser , eastwards to the River Leine and north the River Aller , before swinging north-west to the mouth of the Weser in the Bremerhaven area . |
| 3 | As the revelations gathered pace in America strenuous efforts were made to distance the president from the facts , while North busied himself with his office shredder . |
| 4 | Tenison busied himself with gathering up plans and files , which seemed to litter every surface . |
| 5 | While de Sade busied himself with Justine 's backside , Antonin ‘ made an offering to the contrary God ’ . |
| 6 | He busied himself with the electric kettle and a jar of instant coffee , and in a moment or two put the hot drink in front of her . |
| 7 | Behind the desk a single clerk busied himself with paperwork . |
| 8 | The young man said he would tell her when to get off and then busied himself with an oilcan among the driving wheels . |
| 9 | Nigel himself vacillated between belief in and total rejection of death , and busied himself with sorting out his desk and jettisoning surplus papers . |
| 10 | Over the spring of 1791 Mozart busied himself with composition : pieces for mechanical organ ( a fashionable instrument he detested ) ; two string quintets , K.593 in D and K.614 in E flat , both written for private concerts at the homes of wealthy amateurs ; a great deal of dance music — minuets , German dances , etc. — for the court balls ; and a new piano concerto , in B flat , K.595 . |
| 11 | The assistant again busied himself with his calculator . |
| 12 | He walked round the back of the car and busied himself with the boot . |
| 13 | ‘ Mr Connon , ’ he said as he busied himself with the kettle and the jar of instant coffee , ‘ I did n't really have a chance last night to explain myself to you very fully . |
| 14 | Had n't he taken a day off to go fishing , while Adam busied himself with prospective clients ? |
| 15 | The Commander busied himself with his coffee cup : it clinked against his saucer as he picked it up . |