Example sentences of "he [verb] [pn reflx] [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sure enough , the waiter returned a moment later and Charlie was with him , brushing dandruff from his jacket as he squared himself to face the public . |
| 2 | He prepared himself to meet the Mahatma on the basis of ‘ personal appeal and conviction ’ , taking to heart the advice of V.S.S. Sastri , who was acting as intermediary , that Gandhi was ‘ like a woman ; you have got to win him ; therefore before you see him , perform all your ablutions , say all your prayers and put on your deepest spiritual robes ’ . |
| 3 | Almost 30 when he was finally crowned at Scone , and with his naturally introspective , melancholy temperament soured by long , enforced idleness , he drove himself to become a man of action and set about destroying those who had grown rich and powerful in his absence , especially the Albany faction . |
| 4 | He allowed himself to show a measure of distaste . |
| 5 | He taught himself to play the tuba . |
| 6 | He braced himself to clout the ball , and watched it race away , like a round of tracer … |
| 7 | In those days arose Rodrigo of Bivar , who was a youth strong in arms and of good customs ; and the people rejoiced in him , for he bestirred himself to protect the land from the Moors . |
| 8 | He forced himself to ignore the painting and pulled his mind back to the MacQuillan case . |
| 9 | Finally , he forced himself to leave the room , pulling the dog out with him and locking the door behind him . |
| 10 | He forced himself to search the wardrobe , the chests full of her clothes . |
| 11 | He set himself to heal the rifts in the party , and apparently succeeded , not only because Labour politicians are hungry for office but also because of his position of centrality , born and bred in the Labour movement . |