Example sentences of "his [noun] and [verb] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Distress smote Theda as she took in his condition and knew herself to be the cause of it . |
| 2 | In 1877 his father had heard the American evangelist D. L. Moody in London , and had sold his racehorses and devoted himself to personal evangelism . |
| 3 | The Doctor raised his head and pulled himself to his feet . |
| 4 | He laid aside his paper and allowed himself to be lulled into a rhythmical vacuity by the swaying of the ambulance . |
| 5 | This type of day was guaranteed to exhaust even the most energetic youngster , and he would thankfully walk home , to watch television , eat his supper and put himself to bed . |
| 6 | Peregrine , however , was there lying back in his chair and offering himself to the hot sun in rather a shameless way . |
| 7 | Sooner or later , he would have to flesh out his identity and define himself to the French people , by stating his views on difficult and often divisive issues . |
| 8 | The umbrella-holder had understood the nature of his task and positioned himself to the left of the other , holding the umbrella to parry the rain which was beginning to fall with increasing severity . |