Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] himself [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He tried to find himself a new girl to take his mind off it : some new girl , because Peg had gone wrong .
2 Stevie cos he tried to fry himself the other week
3 He dropped the poker and went to pour himself a much-needed drink .
4 He managed to get himself a special bed at Bedford Institution on pretence of sickness , which proved quite unfounded .
5 While Sarazen felt ‘ the biggest heel in the world ’ , he also knew he had to give himself the best chance of winning the Open ; and that , regrettably , could not be achieved with his old caddie Dan .
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