Example sentences of "himself an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a foreword by Hamish Mahaddie , himself an ex Whitley pilot , this book recalls the pioneering days of the bombing offensive when the Whitley was very much in the frontline every night , flying over Germany , Czechoslovakia , Austria , Poland , Italy and all the German occupied countries of Western Europe . |
| 2 | So he set himself an exercise . |
| 3 | But , along with everyone else , he had a tremendous game and played his part in one of Palace 's best-ever away performances in the old 3rd Division South , helping us to gain a splendid 3–2 victory and earning himself an accolade from Palace Manager , Ronnie Rooke , who said that Jack ‘ came through with flying colours ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ And then perhaps , ’ conceded the Superintendent , ‘ there was our own St Manicus , killed , as legend has it , by a madman who thought himself an executioner . ’ |
| 5 | Milner-White was then a charming young man of rather Anglo-Catholic opinions who was beginning to make himself an expert both on stained glass and on ways of English worship and prayer . |
| 6 | He considers himself an expert on the subject now and confirms that what Horatia says is entirely possible . " |
| 7 | It had been a debate in the House of Lords on juvenile delinquency , a subject on which His Lordship considered himself an expert since he had , indubitably , once been a boy and had , briefly , helped organise a youth club on his grandfather 's estate . |
| 8 | During the passage of this Bill , my hon. Friend has made himself an expert on the subject . |
| 9 | Never before had he gone so far and labelled himself an alcoholic . |
| 10 | Allowing himself an hour at the site , he should be back at Emily 's house by shortly after 6 . |
| 11 | Tell Brian to buy himself an alarm clock cos I want it back ! |
| 12 | Boyfriend Barry Pitt , himself an ex-policeman and the man she plans to marry , was at her bedside when she woke after an emergency six-hour operation . |
| 13 | Then he decided to make himself an omelette . |
| 14 | Just occasionally , he would allow himself an ad-lib . |
| 15 | They used the language of murder about the slave trade and Fox proclaimed himself an enthusiast for ‘ that zeal and warmth which arose from a sense of justice and was that kind which made men act with energy in a noble cause ’ . |
| 16 | It would be far too glib to suggest that he consciously made the second change , to adopt Christianity , merely to give himself an excuse to abandon sexual relations with Mrs Moore , whatever the nature of those relations had been . |
| 17 | It will be remembered that Mazarin , himself an Italian , had been present at a performance of Che soffre , speri . |
| 18 | Theodor Reinhart was himself an art collector , and was undoubtedly a strong motivating influence on his son . |
| 19 | As somebody who helps build houses , he has a dim view of architects , which provokes a long and hugely enjoyable arguments with fellow Londoner Victor Saunders , himself an architect . |
| 20 | Only the dome needs to be replaced , but the son of the architect is still alive , is himself an architect and has all the plans , so restoration work could begin from one day to the next . |
| 21 | I knew he was reliable and himself an Iranian . |
| 22 | ‘ The Fuhrer loves art because he is himself an artist , ’ Goebbels announced in a contemporary newsreel , at which , no doubt , all genuine artists looked uneasily towards the border . |
| 23 | But it is not at all obvious to the audience how the couple have arrived at this happier state of affairs , neither is it entirely clear what Bill Alexander hopes to add by exercising his powers of invention on the play 's Prologue , in which an alcoholic tinker called Christopher Sly is persuaded by a group of gentry to think of himself an aristocrat — the story of the shrew being laid on as a suitable dramatic entertainment . |
| 24 | He wanted , too , to fly out over Cape Wrath itself , and feel the sea-winds rise under his wings , for his father had said that only then could he truly call himself an eagle of Wrath . |
| 25 | So , at the point when the meditator ends in prayer that he may always keep this passion in mind , he presents to himself an image which might easily coincide with that on a rood-screen , or painted panel . |
| 26 | As Roy Hattersley , himself an opponent of the scheme , reminded journalists yesterday , proportional representation would involve a radical change from one form of democracy to another ; it is n't something which can be taken lightly . |
| 27 | The bill did not make an exception in cases of pregnancy caused by incest or rape despite a warning by Roemer — himself an opponent of abortion — that he would veto any legislation which was deficient in these respects . |
| 28 | Better tie his hands , or he might do himself an injury . ’ |
| 29 | She worried that Chris might fall and break his leg , that Annie might swallow a stone and have to go to hospital , that Alan might give himself an ulcer through working too hard . |
| 30 | We all know the limitations of a friend teaching you to drive — the finer points are never brought out unless the friend is himself an instructor . |