Example sentences of "[vb infin] himself [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And I shall tell you , my Lord Coroner , how Edmund Brampton , steward to Sir Thomas Springall , did not hang himself in the garret of that house in Cheapside ! ’ |
| 2 | Sir Robert Carey , Warden of the English Middle March , had been in London visiting the queen , but had prudently arranged for relays of horses to be ready for him between the capital and Edinburgh , so that he could ingratiate himself with the King of Scots by being the first to arrive with the news that he was now King of England also . |
| 3 | Lord Wilberforce 's statement in Tameside , that the decision-maker should properly direct himself to the facts , provides a good example of one aspect of factual review which would allow the courts great latitude for substituting their view for that of the decision-maker . |
| 4 | Electoral law does not forbid him from describing himself as Conservative but his rival , Mr Gerry Malone , will describe himself on the ballot paper as The Conservative Party Candidate . |
| 5 | ‘ I know , dear — there is a farm next door to us back on the dear old homestead and Daddy does usually describe himself as a farmer — but I meant that we capitalist parasites would be taking the place of the oxen , not the horny-handed salt-of-the-earth types cracking the whip over them . ’ |
| 6 | He , I suppose , would describe himself as a chauffeur-handyman . |
| 7 | Would he describe himself as an intellectual ? |
| 8 | This was all quite accepted , but he could n't rid himself of the memory of his wife gazing blankly at the breakfast table with only the prospect of clearing it . |
| 9 | He was certain that Scarlet would never behave so irrationally but could not quite rid himself of the image of the breakfast table . |
| 10 | He should confine himself to the questions put to him . |
| 11 | He plans to stay in Sheffield to compete on the first day of the UK Championships today then concentrate on training , his Olympic place assured without having to jump in the trials in Birmingham on June 27–28 , in which he 'll confine himself to an outing in the 100 metres . |
| 12 | That means you fly to Leningrad and stick around for orders from someone who will introduce himself with the words , ‘ The face of the city has changed . ’ |
| 13 | That was how he worked , but in this case he could not free himself of the notion that although Francis was the victim he might not be the central figure . |
| 14 | Only on Wednesday night , back in his Islwyn constituency , did Kinnock finally free himself from the trappings of self-importance imposed by his minders . |
| 15 | He must free himself from the control of any established church and its priests and instead subordinate them to the State . |
| 16 | ’ ‘ It 's funny to think that only this morning we were trying to persuade poor old Eddy to go off and enjoy himself on a facilities trip to the Persian Gulf … |
| 17 | Kruger did n't soil himself with the lucre , but Lorre had his fist out at every opportunity , and was wadding the bills into a fat , healthy roll while his master attempted union with the Infinite . |
| 18 | Stating that Mr McNeill ‘ apologises without reservation for the offence caused by his remarks ’ , Mr Pignatelli said his deputy would further explain himself to the council 's advisory group on racial equality and the Strathclyde Community Relations Council on Thursday . |
| 19 | He had practiced putting on his kitchen floor at home during the winter to try and prepare himself for the greens . |
| 20 | He did not broadcast himself until the Saturday evening ( K May ) , and then used much less provocative language than most of his colleagues would have chosen . |
| 21 | The ideal needs integrity , however , for a citizen can not treat himself as the author of a collection of laws that are inconsistent in principle , nor can he see that collection as sponsored by any Rousseauian general will . |
| 22 | He would treat himself to a seat in the front row . |
| 23 | But he was n't very good , and even to please her ( which was his only motive for practising ) he could not make himself into a musician . |
| 24 | The section does not specifically empower the policeman to give directions as to how the actor should conduct himself in the future ( as by leaving the spot ) . |
| 25 | He would lend himself to a deluge ; she would imagine water gushing into a basin . |
| 26 | He would just sprint himself to a standstill in a couple of hundred metres . |
| 27 | Richard , he said , was deeply offended that anyone should think he would lower himself to the depths of duping the editor of Music Week . |
| 28 | It should be noted that if any of these ineffective exclusion clauses are included in an advertisement , the trader responsible will expose himself to the risk of proceedings against him under the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988 ( see paragraph 16 — 37 , below ) . |
| 29 | From the seller 's point of view , rather than expose himself to the vagaries of litigation , and the need to negotiate with each buyer as to exactly what remedies are appropriate in each case , it is preferable to set out a specific and detailed procedure which deals with the remedying of defects . |
| 30 | He should think himself into the position of the other person , whether in-house or customer , and try to anticipate his approach and reactions . |