Example sentences of "fool of himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Miller , in his tale , re-emerges in the target figure that superficially seems meant to represent the Reeve ; the Reeve then retrospectively identifies himself with a trickster and target figure : the trickster who makes a fool of the character supposed to represent him but who is subsequently made a fool of himself from another quarter . |
| 2 | The mature glider pilot would never hesitate to make a fool of himself in the interests of safety . |
| 3 | It was awful making such a fool of himself in front of Nutty . |
| 4 | He was sorry he had made a fool of himself by ringing . |
| 5 | He must get this right , not make a fool of himself by stumbling over the words , not using the correct terminology or not knowing which fish he wanted . |