Example sentences of "to himself for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Well , he never lets anyone over the door and he sees to himself for the most part .
2 ‘ Bet Rachel 's ‘ avin ’ a good laugh , ’ he muttered wryly to himself for not only had he volunteered for fire-watching duties , but he had also volunteered the services of Dobbs and the cart since there was news of petrol rationing .
3 Mr. Edmonds has been talking to himself for years … now everyone listens
4 Mr Williams had no bank account and received a crossed cheque marked ‘ not negotiable ’ payable to himself for £15 .
5 He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence .
6 Denis cursed to himself for his indiscretion .
7 Huy decided to keep what he had learnt about Iritnefert to himself for the moment .
8 Act 1 scene 7. in which he is laying down the reasons to himself for not killing the king he even admits to himself that his ambition is very powerful ‘ vaulting ambition ’ .
9 The user has attempted to submit his package to himself for approval .
10 Nigel did n't appear to notice her lack of ardour , but went blithely on about having the house to himself for the weekend , so there was going to be a party , and he 'd come and fetch her —
11 ‘ Be quiet , child , ’ said Philip , laying a hand restrainingly on Harry 's arm , though he would have preferred to lay it about his ears if he could have had him to himself for a moment .
12 But , and then he , he 's like , we left him on the sofa and said oh Mark we 'll be back in a minute , like , turned all the lights off hoping he 'll like pass out you could just hear him like laughing to himself for another like twenty minutes and we 're
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