Example sentences of "and [vb past] himself [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd locked himself in their room and drunk himself insensible . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I am quite pleased that Auckland fly-half Grant Fox has changed his mind and made himself available for international action . |
| 4 | Bénezet slipped into a carrel as near as he could approach unnoticed , and made himself invisible in the shadows . |
| 5 | He immersed himself in parish work and made himself indispensable to the overworked parish priest . |
| 6 | In the end he got up and made himself some coffee , then watched the early morning skies above Manhattan as he recalled the past . |
| 7 | He crept back into the kitchen and made himself another cup of tea . |
| 8 | Nails laid back and made himself comfortable . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He smiled craftily at Blunt and got himself another drink . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He looked round and found himself three-quarters of the way down the bath . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | We talked to a gatherer who had misjudged the tides and found himself unable to leave the cave for thirty-two days . |
| 17 | He switched on his torch and found himself alone in the office . |
| 18 | ‘ Thanks , Georgie , ’ His Grace the Duke , otherwise known as Everard Bean , pouted and drew himself erect . |
| 19 | The Englishman nodded and poured himself more coffee . |
| 20 | He stood up , wandered over to the cocktail bar in the comer and poured himself another cognac . |
| 21 | Binyon swallowed his drink , his eyes on Culley , and poured himself another . |
| 22 | He crossed to his drinks cabinet and poured himself another large measure of whisky , glancing at the phone every few seconds as if willing it to ring . |
| 23 | He knocked back his drink , turned to the bottle-loaded table behind and poured himself another large whisky . |
| 24 | The daddy returned to the kitchen and poured himself another cup of tea . |
| 25 | ‘ Not I , ’ said the old gentleman and poured himself some tea . |
| 26 | He emptied his glass and poured himself some more beer . |
| 27 | He got to his feet , took his empty plate across to the sink and poured himself some coffee . |
| 28 | In a speech to local dignitaries on May 11 , however , Dinkins condemned " any boycott based on race " and declared himself ready to mediate " in any dispute " . |
| 29 | Lyle , who has missed the cut twice in his only four European Tour appearances this year , came in with a 68 and declared himself well-satisfied . |
| 30 | Masklin darted between two seats , around a pair of giant shoes , and threw himself flat on the carpet . |