Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [verb] himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | In Wales also Gloucester was expected to set himself at the head of existing officials . |
2 | In Wales also Gloucester was expected to set himself at the head of existing officials . |
3 | In 1415 , Hus was summoned to defend himself at the Council of Constance , having been assured of a safe conduct by the emperor Sigismund . |
4 | At the final moment he was forced to cast himself into the Realm of Chaos to avoid final and utter death . |
5 | It was late on Friday evening — Friday , May 9 , 1941 — and he was ordered to present himself at the office at ten past seven in the morning . |
6 | Significantly , however , this ritual was not allowed to take place within the sacred precincts : the animal was burned whole ‘ outside the camp ’ , its blood was not offered at the altar but burned along with the carcass , and the officiating priest was required to cleanse himself after the sacrifice . |