Example sentences of "he [verb] [pn reflx] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He made himself a mixed grill , something he had n't had for a long time , and followed it with real coffee .
2 Reasoning from this he made himself a jading substance compounded of stoat 's liver and rabbit 's liver , dried and powdered up and added to dragon 's blood which was a code name among the old horsemen for one of their more powerful jading substances .
3 He made himself a warm , milky drink and sat down to work .
4 He built himself an extraordinary turrety and battlemented house , Strawberry Hill , at Twickenham in Middlesex , and then be wrote a romance , The Castle of Otranto , more or less using the house as a background .
5 In 1686 he became a London alderman , sitting for Broad Street ; but he discharged himself the following year , probably in anticipation of the purging of Anglicans from the bench .
6 He proclaimed himself a devout servant of the God of Israel .
7 He afforded himself a quick glance at Plummer , who was still struggling with his spaghetti .
8 He allowed himself a slight smile .
9 He allowed himself a small , tight smile as she clenched her teeth and remained staring him full in the face , determined not to give him the satisfaction of accepting his subtle invitation to check his statement .
10 He allowed himself a small satisfied smile .
11 He allowed himself a faint smile of satisfaction then slipped the five-dollar note under Rosie 's glass and left the bar .
12 He allowed himself a faint , impersonal smile , then he stood up .
13 He allowed himself a little smile , which vanished from his face when he felt the car slowing , and glimpsed through the misted window the place the facilitator had brought him to .
14 Though he allowed himself no fewer than four books ( She , Ayesha , She and Allan and Wisdom 's Daughter ) in which to analyse this character , he never seems to have decided exactly what she was meant to represent or how far she was intended to be a symbol of the ‘ world 's desire ’ .
15 Laura told Ross now as he poured himself a cool drink .
16 Any white spirit would do for him , he was n't fussy , and he poured himself a stiff vodka , some of that Polish stuff they had brought back from their Black Sea summer holiday .
17 He poured himself a fresh cup , and eyed her with a level scrutiny .
18 Checking his watch , he poured himself a last drink and sank into one of the easy chairs before the fire .
19 He poured himself a large brandy and Emily watching him tip the liquor into his mouth noticed how thin he 'd become .
20 He poured himself a large drink .
21 While the taps were thundering , he poured himself a large whisky and soda , and gulped it .
22 He poured himself a double Scotch from the antique drinks cabinet .
23 In his exchange with Nastasya he reveals himself an underground man who has wandered into a nineteenth-century naturalistic novel , a bohemian Hamlet .
24 In the teaching controversy he declared himself a strong advocate of at least fingerspelling and stressed the importance of training , knowledge of deaf people and experience of teaching in deaf schools as primary qualifications for teachers .
25 ‘ The omnipotence of the House of Commons , ’ he wrote , ‘ is revolution itself and death to the true old English constitution ’ — of which he fancied himself the best judge .
26 Not that his system was susceptible to such discomforts , but he fancied himself an empathic soul .
27 As he pulled back the perspex canopy he permitted himself a small smile at Stallen , whom he knew .
28 He permitted himself a few seconds to savour his revenge , before delivering the coup de grace with a heti'i power-kick , which would snap Grant 's neck like a dried stick .
29 No doubt he thought himself a national marvel .
30 An expert can now make a final determination about the construction of documents provided he asks himself the right question .
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