Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb past] himself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a brief spell of backing the rebel cause , wavering between patriotism and expediency , Bruce once more allied himself with the English . |
| 2 | The difficulty was that he could not enjoy this camaraderie without also falling in love with one of the boys , and by doing so he once again cast himself in an outsider position . |
| 3 | He once candidly described himself in an interview as ‘ a manipulative little bastard ’ , but his mission , as he sees it , outstrips everyday politics in its importance . |
| 4 | Although Phil had been slightly reserved in his manner towards her ( Nancy ) , she knew that that was his way and she was enjoying the company of that wiry , small-boned , gently spoken citizen from Sacramento who almost invariably found himself at the back of every queue that ever formed itself . |
| 5 | Nothing is as it seems , he maintains : he never really saw himself as the prototype Cockney photographer from Blow Up ; he sees himself more as Puck from A Midsummer Night 's Dream . |
| 6 | Mr Blue , though a magnificent dog himself , never really proved himself as a stud , whereas Superman , one of six champions sired by Bulli , became a prolific sire . |
| 7 | Curiously , of John 's first hundred Palace appearances , almost half were as a substitute and , although he demonstrated great potential , he never really established himself as a regular member of our side until the autumn of 1990 . |