Example sentences of "[vb pp] himself a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also played cricket , and had already earned himself a bad reputation by smashing two windows in the village . |
| 2 | Promising young batsman , Ian Place , seems to have booked himself a regular spot in A Division side . |
| 3 | ‘ He has given himself a hard race , ’ said Josh Gifford , but if he recovers quickly the seven-year-old will go for the H and T Walker Chase at Ascot next weekend . |
| 4 | In the political parlance of 1992 , I suppose it might be said that Mr Platt has given himself a double whammy . |
| 5 | Over the years he had not only made himself a small fortune , but in the process gained something of a respectable reputation . |
| 6 | Ronnie returned to his native Midlands to become senior coach at Wolves in March 1965 , have completed exactly 100 League games for us and having made himself a popular fellow here at Selhurst Park . |
| 7 | Now Pound has interested himself a great deal in the order of the Templars , to which Pierre of Castillon belonged . |
| 8 | The year before , Ruari had built himself a wee turf hut among the skeps on the moor to keep an eye on them , but Mairi complained about having to bring his food so far , and he 'd given up using it . |
| 9 | We got to hear about this " mad American " who had designed and built himself a magnificent villa in an almost inaccessible spot on the side of the mountain . |
| 10 | He was starting to appear distinctly shopworn , Lucy noted ; he seemed to have bought himself a new shirt , but a dip-through in a hotel washbasin did n't exactly make for the best possible finish . |
| 11 | We got here just in the right season , and I assure you he has already shown himself a great enemy to the feathered tribe , having shot a great many beautiful birds and robbed various others of their nests and eggs . |
| 12 | And , in the view of Liberals , Mr Lloyd George has shown himself a faithless trustee of their traditions and beliefs . |
| 13 | He has won three tournaments this year ; got himself a new agent , the all-powerful American golf manager , Mike Martinez ; and a new , and I 'm told very lucrative , golf club contract . |
| 14 | So the other night my , the girl next door to us , her husband does painting and he 'd just got himself a new van I said fucking hell I said to him sometimes I said there 's a van outside I wan na know who it is , is that still on ? |
| 15 | By the time he retired in 1917 , Whitelegge had proved himself a hard-working administrator . |
| 16 | Kim Ku was no longer of any real importance but Rhee had proved himself a formidable politician ; he had rallied moderate opinion , curbed the exuberance of his more militant supporters , and made conciliatory moves towards the Russians . |
| 17 | Brusilov , who had directed Russia 's southern thrust during the Battle of Lemberg , had already proved himself a redoubtable commander of troops in mass . |
| 18 | Guy had proved himself a past master at the art . |
| 19 | He has driven himself a long way in a short time ( abandoning , for example , the naïve ) ; he will drive on , and we shall have to see how he uses this hardness , emphasis , energy and comprehensiveness , how much more power he has of development . ’ |
| 20 | SMALL , West Ham 's forgotten striker , has set himself a New Year deadline to force his way back into Billy Bonds 's plans . |
| 21 | ALAN CORK , aiming for his 150th League goal this weekend , has set himself a new target — to join the 200 Club . |
| 22 | WITH the prospect of a five-year term , John Major has set himself a formidable agenda . |
| 23 | GARY SPEED has set himself a double task — to resurrect the fortunes of club and country . |
| 24 | She was not about to confirm their obvious belief that the count had found himself a new woman . |
| 25 | He had realised as soon as he had employed Michael that he had found himself a kindred spirit . |
| 26 | Had the Social Democrats won in East Germany , Mr Gorbachev would have gained himself a valuable ally . |
| 27 | He has not paid himself a proper wage for four months . |