Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] himself on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a way he has moulded himself on the likeness of Ben Hogan . |
| 2 | The review seemed to think that the swinging Sixties contained a readership , among others , that would be shocked by the novel 's candour and scabrousness about sex — ‘ no doubt he has touched himself on the raw . |
| 3 | Vechey had decided to hang himself on the last . |
| 4 | Maurice sprang to his feet , slightly bending his head , so as to avoid stunning himself on the roof . |
| 5 | He needed to support himself on the bannister . |
| 6 | Hamilton elected to station himself on the Queen Elizabeth , de Robeck 's flagship . |
| 7 | But in terms of his public image as seen at the time , he had been careful to distance himself from the unpopular anti Jewish terror of the Nazi mobs and had placed himself on the side of legality . |
| 8 | ‘ And my name 's Ashley Fleming , ’ Ashley said , fearful that Simon might start patting himself on the back yet again . |
| 9 | When , once , he had thought himself on the brink of an alliance for which he yearned , he was suddenly and shatteringly rejected . |
| 10 | Karelius had stationed himself on the right flank , a little to the rear of those in the very forefront . |
| 11 | He realised that it had been a while now since he had put himself on the lookout for Medjays shadowing him . |
| 12 | He could , he supposed , have thrown himself on the mercy of his father and stepmother , but the very idea was abhorrent to him . |