Example sentences of "he [verb] [pn reflx] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made himself a mixed grill , something he had n't had for a long time , and followed it with real coffee . |
| 2 | Reasoning from this he made himself a jading substance compounded of stoat 's liver and rabbit 's liver , dried and powdered up and added to dragon 's blood which was a code name among the old horsemen for one of their more powerful jading substances . |
| 3 | He built himself an extraordinary turrety and battlemented house , Strawberry Hill , at Twickenham in Middlesex , and then be wrote a romance , The Castle of Otranto , more or less using the house as a background . |
| 4 | In 1686 he became a London alderman , sitting for Broad Street ; but he discharged himself the following year , probably in anticipation of the purging of Anglicans from the bench . |
| 5 | He proclaimed himself a devout servant of the God of Israel . |
| 6 | He afforded himself a quick glance at Plummer , who was still struggling with his spaghetti . |
| 7 | He allowed himself a slight smile . |
| 8 | He allowed himself a faint smile of satisfaction then slipped the five-dollar note under Rosie 's glass and left the bar . |
| 9 | He allowed himself a little smile , which vanished from his face when he felt the car slowing , and glimpsed through the misted window the place the facilitator had brought him to . |
| 10 | Laura told Ross now as he poured himself a cool drink . |
| 11 | Any white spirit would do for him , he was n't fussy , and he poured himself a stiff vodka , some of that Polish stuff they had brought back from their Black Sea summer holiday . |
| 12 | He poured himself a fresh cup , and eyed her with a level scrutiny . |
| 13 | Checking his watch , he poured himself a last drink and sank into one of the easy chairs before the fire . |
| 14 | He poured himself a large drink . |
| 15 | He poured himself a large brandy and Emily watching him tip the liquor into his mouth noticed how thin he 'd become . |
| 16 | While the taps were thundering , he poured himself a large whisky and soda , and gulped it . |
| 17 | He poured himself a double Scotch from the antique drinks cabinet . |
| 18 | In his exchange with Nastasya he reveals himself an underground man who has wandered into a nineteenth-century naturalistic novel , a bohemian Hamlet . |
| 19 | In the teaching controversy he declared himself a strong advocate of at least fingerspelling and stressed the importance of training , knowledge of deaf people and experience of teaching in deaf schools as primary qualifications for teachers . |
| 20 | ‘ The omnipotence of the House of Commons , ’ he wrote , ‘ is revolution itself and death to the true old English constitution ’ — of which he fancied himself the best judge . |
| 21 | Not that his system was susceptible to such discomforts , but he fancied himself an empathic soul . |
| 22 | As he pulled back the perspex canopy he permitted himself a small smile at Stallen , whom he knew . |
| 23 | He permitted himself a few seconds to savour his revenge , before delivering the coup de grace with a heti'i power-kick , which would snap Grant 's neck like a dried stick . |
| 24 | No doubt he thought himself a national marvel . |
| 25 | An expert can now make a final determination about the construction of documents provided he asks himself the right question . |
| 26 | No finer example of this can be seen than Castle Acre Priory , 1935 , in which the gaunt power of the medieval ruins is starkly silhouetted against the sky , and he permits himself a rare range of tonal contrast . |
| 27 | Brian Clough , the Forest manager , said : ‘ His contract was not expiring but he deserved a rise for the contribution he has made over the last 12 months -so he earned himself a new deal . ’ |
| 28 | He proved himself an effective administrator , but died 22 September 1652 after little more than a year in office . |
| 29 | So , he gave himself a red light on the beautiful Miss Marlowe , only to find he could n't make himself obey it . |
| 30 | An extra bottle of wine and some spare grub and he had himself a harmless court jester whose sallies were guaranteed to shock or amuse . |