Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] himself to the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 To explain the-timidity of these people , we need look no further than the example of Arthur Jensen , who , after devoting himself to the study of educationally significant individual differences , is declared by the press to be an advocate of segregated schooling for ‘ poor and black children ’ .
2 Part of Lewis 's discovery of himself as a writer was the discovery of a means of presenting himself to the reader .
3 But he 'd shown definite signs of resigning himself to the situation — until her arrival downstairs after breakfast .
4 Despite what may have appeared as the rejuvenation of an all-but-lost career , Solly is still a long way from committing himself to the marathon .
5 He sat for more than an hour alone before dragging himself to the room , shutting the doors loudly behind him as he went .
6 However , he did so without conceding a share in his legitimacy to the Resistance inside France and without confining himself to the role of the Resistance 's leader .
7 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 ) .
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