Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [verb] himself [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor is this the only area in which the former chairman has left himself open to potential conflicts of interest . |
| 2 | The ‘ whistlation ’ lasted four days , as the pioneer had to repeat himself 808 million times , until someone realised he was whistling the words , ‘ this is just going to be a short whistle because I have very sore throat . ’ |
| 3 | The wily president had showed himself capable of taking action while others were just bickering . |
| 4 | I wish that the hon. Gentleman had made himself familiar with the two judgments in the case — those of Mr. Justice Simon Brown and of the Master of the Rolls . |
| 5 | He kept making desperate swimming movements , feebly threshing the water trying to pull himself free . |
| 6 | But every great competition fighter has asked himself those very questions . |
| 7 | God looks down at this cooperative effort of man trying to make himself god-like , and sees it as the beginning of worse rebellion against him . |
| 8 | The 35-year-old St Helens pack star has declared himself available for next month 's World Cup Final against the Aussies . |