Example sentences of "as he [verb] himself [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he first came the villagers wanted to get rid of him but he would n't go , and as he made himself useful they came to endure him . |
| 2 | He went off on a political career and before long was a Member of the European Parliament , always in the news as he made himself available for interviews and revealed a great flair for leading controversial campaigns . |
| 3 | ‘ Boris Nikolayevich … intends to act as resolutely as he showed himself capable of acting in the fateful days of August 1991 , ’ said spokesman Vyacheslav Kostikov , referring to Mr Yeltsin 's role in thwarting a Communist coup . |
| 4 | Taylor 's slip catching had suddenly become a worry , though he recovered his poise with a good take late in the match , no longer rigid as he threw himself low to his right . |
| 5 | I ran to see if I could help the traveller , who was swearing furiously as he pulled himself free of his horse . |
| 6 | Then he continued to watch her as he poured himself more coffee . |
| 7 | He glanced up at her almost respectfully as he poured himself some tea . |