Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] himself for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry Lamb worked on his father 's farm , managed on five hours ' sleep a night and studied to prepare himself for the Church of Ireland ministry . |
| 2 | He had prepared himself for the Stoics match in typical fashion the night before . |
| 3 | Whistling ‘ I 'm in the Mood for Love ’ , and rejecting the buzz of his telephone , he had prepared himself for the chase . |
| 4 | It was obvious that this was where Harry Mack had settled himself for the night . |
| 5 | Harry had settled himself for the night and then felt the need for a drink of water . |
| 6 | In effect , God had declared himself for the English and against the French . |
| 7 | Initially , in November , which is three months after Stavrogin was quoting Hamlet , Kirillov 's ‘ ROLE IS A FACTUAL ONE ’ — by which Dostoevsky means he ‘ volunteered to shoot himself for the common cause ’ and leave a letter claiming responsibility for Shatov 's murder , thus diverting the attention of the police from Peter Verkhovensky and the quintet . |
| 8 | And he wanted to prepare himself for the daughter . |