Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [verb] himself on " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Helfet , the design 's acceptance is a particular triumph , since he prides himself on understanding the Jaguar ethos . |
| 2 | TWO screaming children threw cups of water over their burning father after he set himself on fire . |
| 3 | Moments before he set himself on fire , Mr Chittenden phoned the Daily Post 's office in Chester , asking staff there to go to the United Friendly offices in Chester 's St Werburgh Street . |
| 4 | Mr Creme believes Christ has already come again — came a few years ago actually — and is now residing in the Asian community in London , waiting for a more receptive attitude from the press before He shows Himself on worldwide television , when ‘ He wo n't actually speak , but His thoughts , His ideas , His call to humanity , will take place silently , telepathically . ’ |
| 5 | I have quoted this passage in full , not because I think it is particularly inspired or even well-written , but because it is the nearest attempt I have come across to suggest some of the subjective , hidden meanings that might well make up a performer 's luggage when he expresses himself on stage . |
| 6 | She floundered like a seal in the greasy mess , and when he threw himself on top of her , the battle began . |
| 7 | John Stork — when in his mid-30s — became aware of headhunting when he found himself on the receiving end of a headhunter 's call for the first time ; in due course he became the successful candidate , but did not take the job , staying on as a member of the international Board of Masius Wynne-Williams advertising agency , where he had earlier been head of research . |
| 8 | As he prided himself on his fair and honest trading , and the high standards which he always maintained except in extenuating circumstances , the ginger-haired totter had decided he should do the right thing by her . |
| 9 | Fiver seemed to grow even smaller as he flattened himself on the hard earth . |
| 10 | He took it out on Scarlet in the same way as he avenged himself on her for the pressures at work and the demands of his first wife . |
| 11 | Then he lay down again carefully , putting his hand and arm on the far side of the body and easing himself down so that he was partly lying on Patrick , his trunk upon his trunk , his legs upon his legs , and , as he supported himself on his arms , his face just above the skeleton face . |
| 12 | But Garvey did not care what Gabriel believed , so long as he conducted himself on stage like the Angel Gabriel . |