Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [verb] himself with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Attlee was careful to position himself with the majority view in Cabinet . |
| 2 | Charlie should have known the shysters when he saw them — but too often he was willing to identify himself with the craw-thumping brigade , allowing them to subvert his better , progressive instincts . |
| 3 | Silva , 25 , was delighted to find himself with a gallery of waiters and farm-workers from Jersey 's 3,000-strong Portuguese community . |
| 4 | When Wharton had to relinquish his seat in Buckinghamshire on his elevation to the peerage in 1696 , he was unable to replace himself with a suitable man , and the by-election went in favour of a local Tory , Lord Cheyne . |
| 5 | It was during this time that James was able to reacquaint himself with another old school chum , Malcolm Nurse . |
| 6 | Historically , this engaging adventurer carved out a career on the frontiers of Christendom and Islam without troubling himself much about religious differences : he was happy to ally himself with Muslims when it suited him . |
| 7 | There were times , too , when Warner was obliged to involve himself with people he 'd sooner not have known . |