Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] himself [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had to struggle to convince himself that Cutter 's heroic stature was not a tiny bit reduced by this peculiar name . |
| 2 | Pöhl said that his decision had been made to give himself more time for his family and private interests and was prompted by " neither resignation nor frustration " . |
| 3 | His eye was watching the barley while he was thinking about the outing he had decided to give himself that evening . |
| 4 | Douglas nodded and went to pour himself another cup of tea . |
| 5 | Before we leave Glamorgan , a word of congratulation to Stephen James , who has been opening in place of Butcher and compiling runs with the kind of technique that reveals how earnestly he is trying to establish himself this summer . |