Example sentences of "set himself [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leftwich moved to London and set himself up as a wholesale confectioner , with outlets in Fleet Street and Kingston upon Thames . |
| 2 | He set himself up as a one-man cult . |
| 3 | So , with one LP , Morrissey set himself up as the new Tom Robinson ? |
| 4 | Australian Daryl Beattie , 23 , covering for Gardner , set himself up for a top-three finish at the first attempt as a factory-supported rider . |
| 5 | The bunkers ate into the fairway at around the 240-yard mark to cool the aggressive ardour of the professional golfer who might try to cut the slight dogleg and set himself up for an easier shot into the two-tier green . |
| 6 | He was born at Preston in 1732 and got little education ; he was apprenticed to a barber , and set himself up in the barbering trade at Bolton later . |
| 7 | He offered her the only chair then set himself down on the edge of the bed , facing her . |