Example sentences of "[vb past] himself [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miller jerked himself into some sort of alert state as they approached , smiling glassily . |
| 2 | In France , Bernard found himself with more time than he had ever been used to in his working life ; after his hour-long morning telephone call to John James the day stretched ahead . |
| 3 | Already under a probation order for attacking a songwriter the previous year , he found himself on another assault charge . |
| 4 | He happens to be a minister and found himself amid considerable grief telling his young family that their dog had gone for a walk with Jesus . |
| 5 | The absence of Neil Lenham ( how many times have I written that , I wonder ? ) handed Keith Greenfield a more regular opportunity to open , one this Brighton beau has grabbed enthusiastically , twice registering 55-overs bests , narrowly missing a Sunday best and forming such a productive partnership with Jamie Hall that Smith found himself at first drop for the initial one-dayers . |
| 6 | Last year , Amnesty mounted a huge campaign against human rights abuses in Morocco , and King Hassan found himself under increasing pressure to make some sort of response . |
| 7 | He found himself under severe pressure last year when the pit closure programme was announced . |
| 8 | It is still with a sense of amazement at the flights of human inanity that Ruth Michaelis relates the experience of her brother Martin , who found himself in serious trouble with his foster family : |
| 9 | Dr Runcie , the well known Archbishop , found himself in terrible trouble when he obviously betrayed his feeling that the Argentinians were human brings in the Falklands memorial service . |
| 10 | Before he had decided what to do , Hebbert found himself in full layback position and simply had to carry it through or fall . |
| 11 | He left the sentence hanging as he helped himself to more rum . |
| 12 | He helped himself to another brandy and waved the bottle before Herr Nordern 's eyes . |
| 13 | The Brigadier seemed to be thinking furiously as he helped himself to another glass of port . |
| 14 | Today when the four younger boys left for school , Jack helped himself to another cup of tea . |
| 15 | If we should wish to tell you how every one behaved himself in this battle , it is a thing which could not be done , for all did so well that no man can relate their feats . |
| 16 | The patient was shortly afterwards transferred to the National Hospital , but quite soon discharged himself against medical advice , evidently heedless of the fact that the Board had agreed to pay 2s.6d per day for his maintenance there . |
| 17 | In 1877 his father had heard the American evangelist D. L. Moody in London , and had sold his racehorses and devoted himself to personal evangelism . |
| 18 | It was completed a few months after its companion piece ( the G major Quartet Op. 106 and subsequently the composer devoted himself to programmatic tone poems and operas . |
| 19 | During the Second World War |
| 20 | For the greater part of the 1830s and 1840s Nicholas I dedicated himself to international peace . |
| 21 | He bore himself with great dignity , and not a little humour , but he was disappointed to the innermost core . |
| 22 | After his retirement in 1974 he quickly involved himself in local community work in the church and will several charities . |
| 23 | And if he involved himself in military activity , he would simply have been discharging the martial duty expected of him as royal liberator . |
| 24 | He seated himself at one end , and Emily sat beside him . |
| 25 | Deng closely aligned himself with this stance . |
| 26 | ' I understand that Daniele Miletti got himself into some trouble with your section some time ago . ’ |
| 27 | Prior Robert was still so blind that he almost stumbled on the steps , but recovered himself with aristocratic dignity and by the time he reached the tiles of the floor was his complacent official self again . |
| 28 | Grant flung himself to one side … but this time he was just a split second too late . |
| 29 | Cheerful , and unaware of the failures at the southern lock , he urged on young Watson , who steeled himself for another attempt at breaking through the place . |
| 30 | Then he knew where she was — or would be , moments after he committed himself in one direction : behind him . |