Example sentences of "be [v-ing] himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | for not only was the Earl Patrick suspicious of anyone coming from the regency , but he happened at this juncture to be consoling himself with a local lady , in the absence of marital comforts . |
| 2 | ‘ as if he only happens to be with us by accident and could just as easily be amusing himself at some other job elsewhere . ’ |
| 3 | If not it seems to me possible that Summerchild could be opening himself to proceedings under the Official Secrets Act . |
| 4 | The president was supposed to be dissociating himself from the Shah not encouraging him . |
| 5 | Sally-Anne thought that Dr Neil might be a man , and therefore to be hated , but he was a good and caring doctor , and really should n't be abusing himself with alcohol . |
| 6 | He seems at times to be reassuring himself of his grip upon a world of his own devising . |
| 7 | She did not know it , but pallor had conferred an almost grave beauty on her , so that Havvie Blaine , arriving on the minute , thought , not for the first time , that he might be selling himself for dollars , but that he was getting more than dollars in return . |
| 8 | I have no doubt that during the general election campaign the chairman of the Tory party will be spreading himself about a little bit , even though he has a tiny majority in Bath . |
| 9 | At this point the student should be supporting himself on his hands and the ball of his left foot . |
| 10 | The gulls can see the help and benefit they receive from Iago 's service , but can not see , or conceive , that Iago could be benefiting himself at the same time ; and no one could possibly see that Iago is in fact benefiting himself by destroying them . |
| 11 | Instead of threatening Cumani , the punter with the violent rather than lucky streak should be kicking himself for not biding his time before backing Shellac . |
| 12 | It felt strange to be letting himself into his own house again . |
| 13 | Then , of course , there were the Bruces , Lord Bruce who should be preparing himself for death instead of being involved in politics as if he were some young courtier intent on rising as fast and as far as he could . |
| 14 | Hooto ( TM ) may , even now , be congratulating himself on the risks he 's taken , the frontiers he 's conquered . |