Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alexander was disporting himself about the boat . |
| 2 | Doug was throwing himself into the part with relish . |
| 3 | Burton was hurling himself on the course most likely to tempt and test him to the limit . |
| 4 | For all the tact of his dealings with the army , his words and policies in the summer of 1958 plainly showed that de Gaulle was disassociating himself from the ideology of integration — i.e. integration of Algeria into France — that many officers favoured . |
| 5 | And I noticed Otley was admiring himself in the mirror a lot these days , the predatory gleam back in his hazel eyes , sometimes gold sometimes green , according to where the light was coming from . |
| 6 | Samuel Pipkin was tensing himself for the coming life and death struggle this evening , when the vital decision would be made by the Prince of Wales , and Mr Thackeray would be avenged . |
| 7 | Or , if the Prince of Wales was to remove himself from the line of succession , that would be a grave matter . |