Example sentences of "himself to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Salim 's outlook incorporates a version of that of his friend Indar , who teaches in the polytechnic for a while , and lends himself to the philanthropic white-liberal cultivation of the African experience , where some of the best comedy in the book is located . |
| 2 | Ackroyd 's truest prose occurs when he applies himself to the imitation of ancient and recent writers — a repertoire of others . |
| 3 | As it becomes increasingly unacceptable for the man to remove himself to the predominantly adult male preserve of the pub , leaving wife and children at home , it becomes imperative for outlets to be found which can cater to the demands of the whole family . |
| 4 | Thus completed , he signed the form ‘ accepting and submitting himself to the statutes , rules , regulations and ordinances of McGill University and of the Faculty or Faculties in which I am registered , and to any amendments thereto which may be made while I am a student of the university and I promise to observe the same . ’ |
| 5 | Such behaviour did not recommended itself to another , more discreet , influence on Leonard during those undergraduate years : Professor F.R. Scott , later Dean of the Faculty of Law , presently , while Leonard swithered and swayed as to whether he should commit himself to the arts or commerce , his lecturer in law . |
| 6 | The following day he introduced himself to the Old Trafford crowd by appearing in playing gear and juggling with the ball before United 's game against the champions Arsenal . |
| 7 | The point is that Knighton , for all the ludicrous exhibitionism with which he announced himself to the Stretford End , decided to withdraw , despite evidence that he could indeed finance the original deal . |
| 8 | This The Waste Land did , but when Eliot writes elsewhere that any modern poet who applied himself to the drama would be an extremely conscious poet , using the historical imagination , it is clear that around the time of The Waste Land he was also considering writing plays . |
| 9 | He sat for more than an hour alone before dragging himself to the room , shutting the doors loudly behind him as he went . |
| 10 | Part of Lewis 's discovery of himself as a writer was the discovery of a means of presenting himself to the reader . |
| 11 | Again , three or four times a week he would push himself to the limit , galloping across the countryside with the hounds , risking life and limb in another of the most physically exacting sports known to man . |
| 12 | Charles had pushed himself to the limit in the armed forces and had insisted upon doing the full training that his fellow officers did — despite protests from his superiors . |
| 13 | For thirty-nine years he had devoted himself to the British public . |
| 14 | According to West European diplomats in Managua , President Daniel Ortega is running out of time in his attempts to present himself to the Nicaraguan electorate on February 25 as the ‘ peace maker ’ who ended the contra war . |
| 15 | And Des Esseintes , the aristocrat recluse in Huysmans Against Nature , who dedicates himself to the diligent pursuit of ever more rarefied and unnatural means of stimulating the senses . |
| 16 | Eisenhower , who was in the midst of his re-election campaign and was presenting himself to the American electorate as ‘ a man of peace ’ , failed to make clear to his British and French colleagues in the Atlantic Alliance the depth of his reluctance to countenance the use of force over an issue that was only important and not vital to US interests . |
| 17 | The boy looked up at the plane , then threw himself to the ground . |
| 18 | From a sitting position he rubbed and thumped the leg until it responded sufficiently for him to drag himself to the bathroom . |
| 19 | Gazzer thought his tired arms would crack with the strain when he had to help Simon pull himself to the top of the gates … . |
| 20 | Peregrine , however , was there lying back in his chair and offering himself to the hot sun in rather a shameless way . |
| 21 | Then he goes forward , as he must , to meet Esau himself , ‘ bowing himself to the ground seven times ’ as he goes . |
| 22 | When God appeared to Abraham in the guise of three strangers in need of hospitality , Abraham greeted them by bowing himself to the ground once ( 18.2 ) . |
| 23 | But it should be remembered that his was an extremely impassioned and subjective response of a man who had fought in Spain , toured some of the depressed North and committed himself to the increasing intellectual and left-wing policies of the Independent Labour Party . |
| 24 | The real story of Koons ' romance with Cicciolina began about three years ago in Milan , when Koons first introduced himself to the Italian porn legend after one of her famed pee-on-the-audience performances . |
| 25 | Introducing himself to the woman-form receptionist in a uniquely unforgettable way , Lennon insouciantly gained access to the building . |
| 26 | On reaching Arcady , he 'd attempted to call Zambia 's old apartment and had explained himself to the woman who now lived there . |
| 27 | Owen had been working for a consulting company in Washington before deciding to devote himself to the contras , sitting at North 's feet ; despite his deep immersion in murky affairs , he still took a wide-eyed view of the world in which he operated . |
| 28 | During this period he was active in public service in Wales , and devoted himself to the development of scouting , and became a friend of Sir Robert Baden-Powell , the founder of the Boy Scout movement . |
| 29 | Mr Souness , who will be 39 in May , drove himself to the hospital just after midday in his £73,000 Mercedes 500 SL coupe , accompanied by his girlfriend , Karen Levy , 32 , a former actress and television show hostess . |
| 30 | Jim Fleeting , the ebullient manager at a Kilmarnock club hungrier than most for promotion , offered himself to the fraternal elbow of big brother Bobby , the club chairman , and resigned . |