Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 2 | He sat down and helped himself from the coffee-pot on the table , then refilled Lucy 's cup as well . |
| 3 | From the seller 's point of view , rather than expose himself to the vagaries of litigation , and the need to negotiate with each buyer as to exactly what remedies are appropriate in each case , it is preferable to set out a specific and detailed procedure which deals with the remedying of defects . |
| 4 | In Rome , the Iranian chargé d'affaires rushed off to the seaside rather than commit himself to the Shah 's uncertain cause . |
| 5 | He turned away and swung himself into the saddle of the horse that Bravd was holding . |
| 6 | He did what any timorous man in a panic would do , ran away and hid himself within the community , where he was known and respected , and no one would ever guess he had attempted such a deed . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Someone could have hit him and then he fell over and hit himself on the fender or the door-jamb or the bedpost — ’ |
| 8 | The tall heavy , dark-haired with thick brows too close together , stood up and balanced himself on the balls of his feet . |
| 9 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
| 10 | He could win his place back or put himself on the market . ’ |
| 11 | Whereas I — ’ he sighed theatrically and smote himself on the chest — ‘ am Arab . ’ |
| 12 | He would have to heave her blood-stained body away from the door and then scramble over it before he could race out and lose himself in the hills . |
| 13 | This is a film trailer , she thought , and at any moment he is going to turn around and reveal himself as the hero , the hunted spy or the detective . |