Example sentences of "[vb past] to himself [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newman referred to himself at the time as a ‘ benevolent despot ’ . |
| 2 | Wycliffe chuckled to himself at the picture he had conjured up . |
| 3 | Wexford chuckled to himself in the car . |
| 4 | He smiled to himself at the head of the stairs . |
| 5 | Graham smiled to himself at the thought of that . |
| 6 | He had seen the look of greed on Bull O'Malley 's face and he smiled to himself in the dark . |