Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maurice sprang to his feet , slightly bending his head , so as to avoid stunning himself on the roof . |
| 2 | Yes , he had been to the Tower himself several times but did not like it there and still less did he like exposing himself in the Waste . |
| 3 | He enjoyed educating himself in the things he wanted to know about . |
| 4 | He went across and began washing himself at the lavarium . |
| 5 | What remained of the morning was to be spent acclimatising himself to the deaf-aid receiver and learning how to pace himself with the A.S.M. who was going to feed the lines . |
| 6 | Comedian Ernie Wise , a next-door-neighbour , said : ‘ Poor old Frank does seem to keep shooting himself in the foot . |
| 7 | He does seem to keep shooting himself in the foot . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And my name 's Ashley Fleming , ’ Ashley said , fearful that Simon might start patting himself on the back yet again . |
| 9 | Dr Philip Myerscough , of Edinburgh University , said putting himself in the shoes of the consultant looking after Debra Busuttil he would have induced labour . |
| 10 | Nobody had seen that Jack Malone 's solution would involve throwing himself over the quarry one dark night . |