Example sentences of "[vb infin] himself at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A system where the user presses a series of buttons without thought and gets exactly what he needs ( rather than what he at that stage thinks he wants ) is efficient but not entirely educational , any more than one so difficult that the user could only throw himself at the mercy of the person sitting at the reader 's adviser desk . |
| 2 | He should throw himself at the Doctor 's back , grapple with him , break the machinery at which he was working . |
| 3 | He could picture himself at the court of King Louis , accepting the thanks of his grateful monarch . |
| 4 | The 36-year-old player-manager will play himself at the expense of either Steve McMahon or Rick Holden , both of whom cost £900,000 . |
| 5 | Together with the abolition of the Wage Councils and the minimum wage , the working man will find himself at the mercy of the unscrupulous bosses . |
| 6 | RICHIE Richardson will find himself at the centre of another bitter Yorkshire bust-up tonight . |
| 7 | He will find himself at the heart of a Ruritanian ceremonial which makes the House of Lords seem informal . |