Example sentences of "[vb past] himself [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one point Blake found himself on a main street and saw two policemen outside a baker 's shop . |
| 2 | The man who had previously been compared to a dissected rabbit ( Barry Egan , NME ) and a pale , sad faced , First World War Volunteer ( John Peel , The Observer ) , found himself as a viable alternative to Brother Beyond , Wet Wet Wet and the Goss twins , for a bedroom wall appearance . |
| 3 | Dulé saw him fall , and ran , swung himself up the smooth wall of the redoubt where the gunners were hard at work , and found himself at a mere arm 's length from one . |
| 4 | When Bud moved south to West Bromwich Albion in 1976 , he found himself in a deep trouble after a game against Brighton , when he was sent off for the unpardonable offence of kicking a referee . |
| 5 | Blake moved from the Old Nag 's Head , through a courtyard , and found himself in a long alley . |
| 6 | Driving with difficulty through torrential rain while thunder and lightning crashed overhead , Jack found himself in a narrow West Country lane , realising that he had missed the turning that would have brought him back on to the main road . |
| 7 | He pushed through a regulation fire door and found himself in a narrow passageway that ran along by the stairs to the kitchen . |
| 8 | Later that same year Lord Thurso found himself in a similar predicament in Kelvin Hall , Glasgow . |
| 9 | Mr Kelly , a slater-plasterer ran off but found himself in a dead end . |
| 10 | But he found himself in a double bind ; the bankers said they would withdraw their support if he left and this would have killed the business instantly . |
| 11 | The boy found himself in a peculiar position . |
| 12 | Charles also found himself in a difficult position . |
| 13 | Whilst Mr. S. went to deal with a request made by the respondent 's new employer , the respondent entered the storeroom and helped himself to a key cutting machine from stock . |
| 14 | McClatchey restored St Helens ' lead with a stunning volley and Pennington helped himself to a fine hat-trick . |
| 15 | In a sullen silence he lit a cigar and helped himself to a stiff measure of brandy . |
| 16 | After making a foray into Bessie 's pantry , Lucien helped himself to a quick meal of bread and meat . |
| 17 | Charles greeted Joanne and helped himself to a large Scotch . |
| 18 | He opened the freezer and helped himself to a cold beer and the last of the chicken drumsticks from the packet he had bought earlier in the week . |
| 19 | He said Hobbins took the key , helped himself to a 20-round magazine , and stole a fellow soldier 's car to drive to Barbara 's Harlesden bedsit . |
| 20 | In September 1990 the respondent appeared with his new employer at the wholesale locksmith 's , and during the sales assistant 's brief absence the respondent helped himself to a key-cutting machine from stock . |
| 21 | While Mr. S. went to deal with a request made by Mr. A. , the respondent entered the storeroom and helped himself to a key-cutting machine from stock . |
| 22 | But his lordship 's grandfather was a cautious man , and provided himself with a secret way out at need . |
| 23 | A cousin of Frederick , the Elector Palatine , he was a physically feeble young man who by dint of self-discipline transformed himself into a vigorous soldier . |
| 24 | Gombrich 's scholarly work includes many papers on meaning and interpretation in the visual arts , so that the broad but thin scope of his story of art is instructive ; by writing a survey he inevitably limited himself to a narrow range of comment . |
| 25 | He still described himself as a private tutor and the purpose of his journey abroad as ‘ holiday touring ’ . |
| 26 | The appellant , who described himself as a self-employed accountant , falsely claimed to be an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a graduate or member of the Institute of Marketing . |
| 27 | The appellant described himself as a self-employed accountant . |
| 28 | He described himself as a passionate Liberal , not a radical one . |
| 29 | For a time Malins regarded himself as a Liberal Unionist , but he made policy toward drink the only basis for supporting parliamentary candidates . |
| 30 | He moved himself into a reclining position , head against the padded headrest . |