Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some obscure reason , Tawell was convinced that installing himself in the company of such a simple and pious set would give him a veneer of respectability , however he conducted himself otherwise . |
| 2 | Six was brought up in the family business but declining trade prompted him to retire early and devote himself to the wide range of interests typical of an eighteenth-century intellectual , although there is no evidence that he ever received any formal training . |
| 3 | ‘ I hope John will work exceptionally hard and get himself on the bench for the QPR game . |
| 4 | The next he had been jerked fully awake and found himself at the centre of a circle of strange , hostile creatures , the like of which he had never seen in his life . |
| 5 | He took out a key and let himself into the building . |
| 6 | In skill training the opposite can apply , the trainee is persuaded to be flexible and to orient himself towards the end rather than the means . |
| 7 | ‘ We must tread carefully , because my postbag suggests that allegations of rape can arise from previously non-sexual relationships , where the man goes too far and persuades himself in the passion of a moment that ‘ No ’ means ‘ Yes ’ . |