Example sentences of "he [verb] [prep] [noun] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he has to content himself with the fact that the only replica of a Captain Cook ship he has been involved in was one built for the new shopping centre in Middlesbrough eight years ago . |
| 2 | He came from the far north and at the Highland games he used to array himself in kilt and sporran and throw cabers around like matchsticks . |
| 3 | He preferred life at court to the hardships of campaigning ; he liked to deck himself in strings of precious stones and belts studded with priceless gems ; he wore clothes of the finest silk and from each ear lobe he hung a single pearl of remarkable size . |
| 4 | He had to content himself with the fact that it was mostly a one-way affair . |
| 5 | During his stay , he set to work himself on the principle divide et impera . |