Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [vb pp] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 'E 's got 'imself in a bit o' trouble , ’ she said in a whisper . |
| 2 | Not only has he exerted himself tirelessly on teh College 's behalf but he has flung himself with similar enthusiasm into fundraising for the Prince 's Trust and for the Leigh City Technology School in Kent . |
| 3 | He has deported himself with great dignity . |
| 4 | Tore-Andre is in fact the most hunted player in Norway just now — this fall he has played himself into our succesful U-21 team and at the moment eight out of twelve norw. ‘ premiership ’ clubs are offering him a contract … |
| 5 | In the past six years he has represented himself before 34 High Court judges , 25 Masters , 14 Registrars , four stipendary magistrates , two Justices of the Peace , and four Scottish sheriffs Yesterday was his 239th court appearance . |
| 6 | He has shot himself in the arm . |
| 7 | He tells the world that he was the sole survivor of the original wreck , and that he has sustained himself by eating berries , leaves and roots . |
| 8 | Theologians often distinguish between God as he is in himself , and God as he has revealed himself to us . |
| 9 | In this way by not acceding to anger and resentment , he has made himself into a better son . |
| 10 | If a patient returns after a prolonged course of antibiotic therapy and is still found to be harbouring the ubiquitous pus cell in the urethra , then it may well be that he has reinfected himself from his , as yet untreated , sexual partner . |
| 11 | The review seemed to think that the swinging Sixties contained a readership , among others , that would be shocked by the novel 's candour and scabrousness about sex — ‘ no doubt he has touched himself on the raw . |
| 12 | ( By stepping back as he blocks , he doubly protects himself : even if the block fails , he has distanced himself from the oncoming punch . ) |
| 13 | ‘ He is responsible for the sabotage on the Base and he has implicated himself by trying to escape , ’ Bishop said harshly . |
| 14 | For his participation on the European tour these dys , he has based himself at Bagshot , in Surrey . |
| 15 | New York-born , he has based himself in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , an unfashionable choice by any standards , inspired by the years he spent there studying art and then drama . |
| 16 | He has armed himself with the munitions of modernity , not only with ‘ conventional arms ’ , but also with an arsenal of nuclear , biological and chemical weapons . |
| 17 | Studied under Lawrence Gowing and Victor Pasmore at Newcastle University , where he gained his BA in Fine Art from 1963 to 1989 , since when he has devoted himself to his painting . |
| 18 | He has proved himself as a coach , and any doubts harboured at Anfield about his judgement have long since been swept away . |
| 19 | ‘ He has got himself into the most God almighty muddle , ’ he said , adding almost hopelessly , ‘ he is not a worldly person . |
| 20 | If Shaun is telling the truth , he must be pitied for the situation he has got himself into . |
| 21 | Sorry , this is pretty mind-blowing , but he has got himself into difficulties because he things that beauty is not , so to speak , a logical construction that allows us to talk about particular objects in the world , he thinks it is itself a sort of spiritual thing . |
| 22 | But he has got himself into difficulties because he thinks that beauty is not , so to speak , a logical construction that allows us to talk about particular objects in the world . |
| 23 | He has backed himself at 16-1 to complete the marathon haul to Margate in 130 hours , and he is on course to win . |
| 24 | In a way he has moulded himself on the likeness of Ben Hogan . |
| 25 | He has committed himself to us . |
| 26 | Over and over again in the past few weeks he has shown himself to be leading a rudderless , aimless Government . |
| 27 | During the last few months as we have got to know him better , he has shown himself to be exactly the sort of person we had hoped Annabelle would marry — charming , sincere , reliable — with a clear idea of what he wants from life and how to achieve it . |
| 28 | Recently he has shown himself to be too easily swayed by Mossadesq " a threats … " |
| 29 | Despite the shock that he must have felt as he drove to what he expected to be his hangar on the morning after , he has shown himself to a man of warm priorities : ‘ People and their problems are more important than airplanes , ’ he has commented . |
| 30 | He has shown himself as a devoted family man ; Ms Campbell is twice divorced and childless . |