Example sentences of "and [vb -s] himself " in BNC.
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| 1 | GULF WAR hero Major James Hewitt is a charmer who loves the high life — and prides himself on his royal friendships . |
| 2 | He has never stayed in any one place longer than a couple of years and prides himself on knowing when to go . |
| 3 | pulls on his trunks then he swims for a while , gets out , takes off his trunks , puts his towel round himself , rubs himself , walks round the pool a couple of times and rubs himself |
| 4 | He takes one of the smaller cars and drives himself . |
| 5 | Disappointed , he returns to his rooms and consoles himself by looking through his collection of photographs of ten boys he has loved . |
| 6 | Here too he has been most thoroughly tested , and the fact that Padre Martini , the idol of the Italians , speaks of him with great admiration and has himself set him all the tests , has increased his reputation all over Italy . |
| 7 | Paul Collins , for , who lives in Somerset , is an Alexander teacher who has explored running and has himself set ten world records for veterans . |
| 8 | Their baby Charlie was born in 1989 and has himself been one of the show 's stars . |
| 9 | Of course he 's answering accusations when he stops and defends himself . |
| 10 | I was particularly taken by Patricia Routledge , unmistakeable even looking through a letter box , and by Lionel Jeffries for his affecting rendition of : The troops are ready to mutiny , The colonel is missing or dead , When up steps a bold , young lieutenant And places himself at the head . |
| 11 | There was a trinity within everyone , consisting of the three powers of the soul which corresponded to the three divine Persons : memory , understanding and will ; it enabled us to be , to know and to love what we are in the same way as God knows and loves himself . |
| 12 | fairy-tale in which the wolf kills and eats the grandmother of a little girl called Little Red Riding Hood , then gets into her bed and disguises himself in her clothes to trap the child . |
| 13 | A problem arises when a person makes a mistake about the circumstances by which he is confronted and supposes himself to be under attack when in truth he is not . |
| 14 | Thomas Hoving tells all — and exposes himself |
| 15 | It was painful , beautiful and obscure , a not uncommon state of affairs when the creator also directs , gives a running commentary on the action and writes himself into the story at the end . |
| 16 | He snaps and frets and worries himself into a frenzy . |
| 17 | Jim Bob , thousands of miles from home , still nurturing that Fagin-style goatee , sits backstage at Boston 's Paradise Club and allows himself a crooked smirk . |
| 18 | One player says he 's only had his cycle this term and finds it very diifficult and he falls off a lot and hurts himself . |
| 19 | He mumbles , ‘ Oh shit ’ , puts the gun to his head and shoots himself . |
| 20 | He had so much bloody power and he goes and shoots himself . |
| 21 | How easy is it to show concern for school work when a beloved father takes you to school in the morning and kills himself by midday ? |
| 22 | This eclectic mixture soon wins him a following amongst the rest of the neighbourhood 's equally disturbed teenagers but when one of them takes his exhortations to action a little too far and kills himself , the authorities move in . |
| 23 | They were trying to introduce changes and then the secretary goes and kills himself and we 're back with the Commander , God help us . ’ |
| 24 | In some cases , the author seeks to disguise his presence and distances himself from the narrative by employing techniques such as interior monologue , dialogue and intermediaries , which simultaneously highlight the subjective nature of the material presented and create the impression of an autonomous narration . |
| 25 | An old man dressed in traditional clothes appears and , facing the rock , says a prayer and prostrates himself . |
| 26 | Freddie clears his throat , and forces himself to look Howard in the eye . |
| 27 | For example , Policyholder visiting a friend 's house , trips over a loose carpet and injures himself . |
| 28 | Ranald was first in the door , the water fair drip-dripping off him , and shakes himself like a dog . |
| 29 | A merchant who likes riddles is murdered by his servant , who later hangs himself ; a small , fat , morose man who thinks he is a Hector with the ladies and , when he realises he is not , goes out and hangs himself . |
| 30 | Dumbo puts me in the front passenger seat and seats himself behind . |