Example sentences of "[vb base] himself [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , she seemed to have forgotten all about it , because she told him to pull up a chair and warm himself by the fire . |
| 2 | In 1827 Sewell , in his introductory lecture , said he would not , in his lectures on surgery , confine himself to the horse . |
| 3 | Let the wave carry him up and then sort of hurl himself off the top of it . |
| 4 | ‘ And possibly kill himself in the process . ’ |
| 5 | Only after his son 's arrival at his camp did Henry II rouse himself from the passivity of the last month . |
| 6 | He took out a key and let himself into the building . |
| 7 | Lorton glanced over his shoulder and let himself into the flat with the key he had found on Celia 's mantelpiece . |
| 8 | Let himself into the kiosk , did n't get any cash , so he did a bit of damage . |
| 9 | Peter walked up the concrete path and let himself into the house . |
| 10 | Dean climbed off the roof and let himself into the car the way he had come . |
| 11 | ‘ I hope John will work exceptionally hard and get himself on the bench for the QPR game . |
| 12 | The eldest , Thomas , was to have ‘ all my books in case he betake himself to the study and practice of physic ’ . |
| 13 | Joseph watched Tran Van Hieu 's father lower himself to the ground with difficulty for the third time . |
| 14 | However , God Himself dealt with that barrier when God the Son , Jesus Christ , came to earth and sacrifice Himself on the Cross of Calvary to pay the penalty for the sins of others . |
| 15 | He saw William looking at him curiously across the crowd and then detach himself from the group he was with and move towards them . |
| 16 | Rather than have him insinuate himself into the building later and perhaps annoy her neighbours , she capitulated and invited him to the flat . |
| 17 | In Yohei 's case , this collapses into a craven botch — hilariously acted by Ryo Amamiya — in which he more or less accidentally dispatches his wife but ca n't bring himself to take the plunge and throw himself into the river as promised . |
| 18 | ‘ And have n't you heard the Scriptures saying that a man should tie a millstone round his neck and throw himself in the sea sooner than abuse a little child ? ’ |
| 19 | The ancient method of trial by ordeal demanded that the accused submit himself to the test of fire or of water . |
| 20 | Y Ltd. has got to be allowed to sell the goods ; otherwise Y Ltd. may never be able to pay X. How can X protect himself against the possibility that Y Ltd. , having sold the goods , might then go into liquidation before paying X ? |
| 21 | Afterwards , he ensured the men who had accompanied him to Scotland were well before sending Ranulf off to wash their clothes and busy himself about the abbey . |