Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The First Law of Sport : Look doubtfully upon the man who talks of himself in the third person ’ . |
| 2 | He refers to himself in the third person quite frequently , almost as if his stage persona is a separate being . |
| 3 | Well wha what he does is is he looks at himself in the mirror something like that and er he sees sees the body he 's jumped into . |
| 4 | His prosperity is shown by the ‘ magnificent dwelling house ’ which he built for himself on the north Thames frontage immediately to the east of the Fleet canal . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , he never lets anyone over the door and he sees to himself for the most part . |
| 6 | He smiles to himself in the mirror . |
| 7 | In the early evening of the next day he dressed himself in his best suit and wore a clean shirt and a razor tight collar ; he looked at himself in the mirror , yes , he looked good , almost handsome , one must die with dignity . |
| 8 | I 'm meant to be fighting the Germans , not going to a wedding , he said out loud , as he looked at himself in the cracked mirror above the washbasin . |
| 9 | He stared at himself in the mirror as they measured him . |
| 10 | He smiled to himself at the head of the stairs . |
| 11 | He had seen the look of greed on Bull O'Malley 's face and he smiled to himself in the dark . |