Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] himself with [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is a husband who recites with dull pain the continuing succession of his wife 's lovers , while he must comfort himself with fantasies — his own , or the kind printed on cheap paper . |
| 2 | If Madeleine was enjoying herself with her ‘ Pogo ’ , he could enjoy himself with Cora-Beth , who probably cared about him far more than Madeleine ever had . |
| 3 | She told him that he would cover himself with ridicule by bringing the boy back . |
| 4 | Usually , David at the time would surround himself with friends who did things for him , thinking he would get things done out of loyalty . |
| 5 | In Fig. 9–5 B will find himself with income and if we assume that A for whatever reason is altruistic towards B , then there exists a demand by A for , income for , which is normally marginally irrelevant . |