Example sentences of "himself for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was said to mate with cows when strengthening himself for battle . |
| 2 | Being " directly answerable to the electorate " really means no more than that if your MP presents himself for reelection you can vote either for him or against . |
| 3 | This newly created honourary office carried with it ex officio membership of the executive committee so that , it was hoped Ayliffe 's years of experience would not be wholly lost to the Association by his decision not to offer himself for reelection as President . |
| 4 | The Director who retires by rotation is Mr F. Cox who , being eligible , offers himself for re-election . |
| 5 | The director who retires by rotation is Mr J E Smith who , being eligible , offers himself for re-election . |
| 6 | In addition , Mr H A Velasquez , who was appointed to the board since the last annual general meeting , retires in accordance with the articles of association and , being eligible , offers himself for re-election . |
| 7 | The director who retires by rotation is Mr C A Johnson who , being eligible , offers himself for re-election . |
| 8 | The director retiring by rotation is C A Johnson who being eligible offers himself for re-election . |
| 9 | Mr. B. F. Baldock and Mr. M. F. Julien retire by rotation at this year 's Annual General Meeting , and each , being eligible , will offer himself for re-election . |
| 10 | Guy tensed the instant she moved , as though bracing himself for resistance . |
| 11 | It is hard to know now whether Eden was really being serious , or merely protecting himself for posterity . |
| 12 | Blagg had tried a brief smile when Maxim flashed the torch on himself for identification , but did n't speak . |
| 13 | Simon is portrayed as a Christ figure here , willing to give himself for other 's sins . |
| 14 | He himself does nothing wrong yet he still punishes himself for other 's wrong doings . |
| 15 | He also campaigned against pollution but suffered the irony of being prosecuted himself for pollution in 1857 , which caused him to move his works to Miles Platting . |
| 16 | Against this decision the applicant sought and obtained leave to appeal to Her Majesty in Council , but since there was an issue both as to the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal to hear the appeal from Barnett J. , and as to the power of that court to grant onward leave , the applicant also applied to Barnett J. himself for leave to appeal direct . |
| 17 | Now he 's stepped into the director 's shoes himself for Juice , yet another shock story from young black America . |
| 18 | B.D. Patterson , who was appointed to the Board on 17 September 1992 , now retires in accordance with the articles of association and , being eligible , will offer himself for election . |
| 19 | Grunte braced himself for remonstrance and rebuke . |
| 20 | The effect of s80 is that if , for instance , the settlor creates a trust for himself for life and then his son for life or absolutely that in order for the trust to be an excluded property trust the settlor must not be domiciled in the United Kingdom at the time when the settlement is created and nor must he be domiciled in the United Kingdom ( and this would include deemed domiciled in the United Kingdom ) at the time of his death . |
| 21 | Not bathing for two days was no great inconvenience when he only had himself for company ; not shaving suited him fine when there was no woman to complain of beard burns . |
| 22 | Somewhat pointedly he closed his own book and tipped his seat right back , preparing himself for sleep . |
| 23 | ‘ Here we go ! ’ thought Fred , bracing himself for rescue . |
| 24 | Until about twelve years ago , they wore frock coats , and Clifford ( an Englishman who has adopted tartan trews himself for evening wear ) sees the new uniforms as not only an escape from the banality of the present outfits , but an opportunity to take part in the Scotland 's resurgence of national pride . |
| 25 | Mr. Hogan retires from the Board at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting in accordance with the Articles of Association and , being eligible , offers himself for reappointment . |
| 26 | At first , Lucien had watched them in awed fascination , hardly daring to practise any movements himself for fear of ridicule . |
| 27 | Then , of course , there were the Bruces , Lord Bruce who should be preparing himself for death instead of being involved in politics as if he were some young courtier intent on rising as fast and as far as he could . |
| 28 | This is because the horse is physically preparing himself for action — running , fighting , playing , courtship etc . |
| 29 | This session is the cause of much joshing in the Right Said Fred camp , him saying how he 'd make sure he had a hot shower first and primed himself for action if he did it again , his partners enjoying wiggling their little fingers at any opportunity and ribbing him for his perceived shortcomings . |
| 30 | Mahmoud Abul Abbas , leader of the Palestine Liberation Front , was not re-elected ( he had earlier announced that he would not nominate himself for membership ) , following the recommendation of a special committee set up to investigate his abortive seaborne raid against Israel in May 1990 [ see pp. 37443-44 ] . |