Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [pn reflx] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He assures himself of my guilt . |
| 2 | By now , I realise that Chapman is some of paragon ; he likes women , he respects their opinions , he concerns himself with their needs and desires . |
| 3 | John smiles apologetically at me as he arranges himself at her bedside . |
| 4 | The town itself is peculiarly built , so that a person may live in it for years , and go in and out daily without coming into contact with a working-people 's quarter or even with workers , that is , so long as he confines himself to his business or pleasure walks . |
| 5 | He throws himself at her feet in mock subjection . |
| 6 | He attaches himself to his peasant roots by blaming the Jews . ’ |
| 7 | A devout Catholic , he has said this will be his last season while he devotes himself to his family . |
| 8 | A devout Catholic , he has said this will be his last season as he devotes himself to his family . |
| 9 | If it is much easier for senior staff to make negative rather than favourable assessments of his ability , the field officer is faced with an important practical problem of how he portrays himself to his seniors as good at his job . |
| 10 | He heaves himself from his swivel-chair , pulls a green bottle from his middle-management mini-fridge , spills most of its contents over me while struggling to insert it between my cracked and contorted lips . |