Example sentences of "of [verb] himself a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the outbreak of World War I Herbert joined the Irish Guards , despite his near-blindness , by the simple method of buying himself a second lieutenant 's uniform and falling in as the regiment boarded ship for France in August 1914 . |
| 2 | Damon Hill produced the performance he had dreamed of to give himself a great chance of finishing on the victory podium at the Brazilian Grand Prix . |
| 3 | So he obtained the job , unfortunately at the cost of giving himself a hernia for which he needed hospital treatment . |
| 4 | The window was slammed down and Broomhead waited , taking the opportunity of rolling himself a cigarette . |
| 5 | HOWARD GAYLE , the former Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers winger , will be training with Wrexham next week in the hope of earning himself a contract . |