Example sentences of "in [v-ing] himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In establishing himself in the north , Gloucester was able to build upon existing foundations . |
| 2 | In establishing himself in the north , Gloucester was able to build upon existing foundations . |
| 3 | The only mishap was that in forcing himself through the gap , he nudged the twig and the falling window struck him on the head . |
| 4 | Now , Armani is Italy 's new Great Dictator but his genius is that , having handed down his basic dictate — that both women and men look their best in unstructured tailoring applied to traditional menswear fabrics — he has succeeded in turning himself into the Great Listener . |
| 5 | Part of Franco 's concern , in assuring himself of the backing of his staunchest allies , stemmed from the resurgence in support for Don Juan visible in the 1950s . |
| 6 | At last he succeeded in hauling himself over the boundary wall to the solid ground that marked the edge of Old Ashfield property . |
| 7 | Though Larry does not ultimately succeed in reintegrating himself into the world , his efforts to come to terms with the consequences of his experience in the death world of his hallucination indicate a potential mode of interpersonal relation that would provide the basis for a more ‘ sane ’ existence . |
| 8 | There was speculation that in distancing himself from the Khmers Rouges , Sihanouk was acting with the approval of the Chinese government . |
| 9 | He had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues , and he felt hot , sweaty and uncertain of himself , having had to spend more time mastering the crate 's uncertain ways than in preparing himself for the meeting to come . |
| 10 | In the last analysis Christian rulers wanted the Church 's approval and support and Innocent had gone one further step in identifying himself as the representative of the final arbiter and judge of man . |
| 11 | He did not hold out much hope that Merymose would persuade Kenamun to engage him , but there was no harm in familiarising himself with the terrain in advance if he could . |
| 12 | AS OPPOSITION to the palace coup in Peru mounts inside and outside the country , it seems President Alberto Fujimori , by turning the guns of dictatorship against his own government , has succeeded only in shooting himself in the foot . |