Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] himself [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Jeff Winter of Middlesbrough found himself the first guinea pig .
2 Doogie allowed himself a small smile of satisfaction as Shifty-Eyes hit the road , then he turned and grabbed Pointy-Beard 's tie .
3 Mr Barker found himself an innocent victim and he was questioned and released .
4 Briant allowed himself a small sigh of irritation .
5 During his time at the Slade ( 1911–13 ) , Bomberg proved himself a precocious and innovative student .
6 A few weeks later when it came to the 1985 Budget , Nigel set himself the same goal .
7 Connor allowed himself a crooked smile .
8 And Judge Lawrence Verney allowed himself a wry little smile .
9 Now he watched in horrified silence as Donald cut himself a giant slice of poisoned meat .
10 Nicolo Sabatini permitted himself a little smile .
11 Morse permitted himself a gentle grin : ‘ What date did the tour start ? ’
12 Just before he resigned in January Mr Peckford made himself a laughing stock for the C$20m ( $17m ) he poured into a huge complex for growing cucumbers .
13 Dr Sasaki found himself the only doctor in the hospital who was unhurt .
14 Arthur Kobold cut himself a generous wedge and thrust the better part of it into his mouth .
15 Johnson lit himself a fresh cigarette from the butt end of the one he was smoking .
16 Trotsky set himself the dangerous task of explaining how not only the state but also the Party had come to be excessively bureaucratized .
17 DUBLINER Martin Sludds gave himself a major boost with a sparkling 68 over the hugely demanding K Club course at Straffan , to lead the Smurfit Irish PGA Championship by four shots at the halfway stage .
18 Once we were inside the car , Quiggers allowed himself a full-blooded sneer .
19 Charles poured himself a large slug of whisky and downed it .
20 Cranston poured himself a generous goblet of wine and seized a small white loaf the cook had left to cool on the kitchen table .
21 The annual BW accounts , published last month , reveal that Gorgeous George voted himself a 17 per cent pay rise last year just as his company was plunging to the canvas with debts of £350 million .
22 DAVID Sinclair made himself the ideal employee when he filled in an application form for a sales job , a court heard yesterday .
23 It was by conquest that the Danish King Cnut made himself the first king of a truly united England in the early eleventh century .
24 The young James found himself a virtual prisoner of the Red Douglases in Edinburgh castle .
25 Luke allowed himself a small smile then gave a brief nod in Merrill 's direction .
26 ‘ Later , ’ went on the vicar , ‘ Donald Templeton showed himself a skilful cross-country skier , on and off piste , a witty raconteur and an enthusiastic do-it-yourselfer .
27 As the children grew , Michael felt himself a backward boy .
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