Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb past] himself [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy raised himself a little from the bed . |
| 2 | The owner who worked full time in the business paid himself a salary of £9,000 and also withdrew £1,000 in cash from the business to pay a pressing personal debt . |
| 3 | The words of the runner to Eli are very close to those the storyteller used himself a few verses before to describe the outcome of the battle . |
| 4 | The Friar cut himself a slice of crusty bread and a large segment of cheese . |
| 5 | ‘ This morning the Emperor instructed , ’ the Patrician allowed himself the luxury of a scowl , ‘ instructed me , Gorphal , to protect this Two Flower person . |
| 6 | The Feldwebel bounced up and down with laughter so that his hat fell off the back of his head and even the officer allowed himself a smile . |
| 7 | Having established that his visitors did not want a drink , the businessman poured himself a tall glass of gin and tonic . |
| 8 | The left-armer denied himself a sixth by wasting a cowardly bouncer on Malcolm . |
| 9 | A BURGLAR cooked himself a hearty meal after breaking into a fish and chip shop . |