Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] himself in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although literary critics have been cautious about assuming that Hoccleve is indeed writing about himself in these passages , rather than adopting a conventional autobiographical stance which is in fact a fiction , there are strong arguments to support the reality of his claims . |
| 2 | As it happened he was well able to look after himself in such matters . |
| 3 | He took him hunting with the Old Berkshire where he jumped all sorts of obstacles and had to learn to look after himself in tricky situations and he found a new enthusiasm . |
| 4 | That strength comes from the fact that Eubank knows how to look after himself in more ways than one . |
| 5 | Karol Wojtyla was not a ‘ liberal ’ in any Western sense , though he too may briefly have thought of himself in such terms in student days . |
| 6 | This fellow 's excuse for putting his shovel into the public purse is that he is executive producer of the Wogan show , something he keeps to himself in public places if he has any sense . |
| 7 | He was never saying to himself in that heavy bag what should there be ? ’ |
| 8 | There I found the author of Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick sipping mineral water , tapping a hand-drum and singing to himself in 17th-century verse . |
| 9 | Even though the subject matter may be such that it is difficult to come to rapid conclusions by , say , an objective test , the question should still be asked so that the teacher can explain to himself in all honesty what he is about . |
| 10 | Boy paused before answering , and looked at himself in one of the mirrors . |
| 11 | Inside where nothing shows , I am the essence of a man spinning double-headed coins , and betting against himself in private atonement for an unremembered past . |
| 12 | He smiled at himself in one of Karen 's mirrors . |
| 13 | That the king should feel it necessary to speak for himself in these discussions is striking — the theoretical concepts of sovereignty , homage and fealty clearly had important implications . |
| 14 | The primary task that de Gaulle set for himself in 1944 and to which he devoted the rest of his political life was the reconstitution of the French state into a state that could unite the nation , mobilize its energies , provide vigorous leadership , and stabilize France 's erratic course through the twentieth century . |
| 15 | Was the V. & A. 's Chairman trying to tell us something about the government 's degree of responsibility for the staff restructuring plans announced by the V. & A. 's Director and rashly endorsed by himself in 1989 ? |