Example sentences of "before [v-ing] himself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is probably downstairs , knocking back a stiff gin and tonic before submitting himself to the milder offering of champagne . |
| 2 | He poured a brandy and handed it to Craig before helping himself to a good measure . |
| 3 | ‘ You had indeed , ’ Feargal said with an ironic little bow before seating himself in the armchair opposite his mother . |
| 4 | Now he was naked too beside her and making pantomime bows to his guests before launching himself into the night . |
| 5 | The ultimate accolade caps a dramatic rise for Platt who was rejected by Manchester United before establishing himself in the game with Crewe , then joining Taylor at Aston Villa and then going onto Juventus via Bari . |
| 6 | He himself had drunk one quick light beer before excusing himself for an early night . |
| 7 | To get the best shots of the Falcon 's descent into an American football stadium Steve set up cameras inside the Hercules plane and attached to the freefallers themselves before positioning himself on the ground . |
| 8 | Gould was well aware of the descriptive shortcomings of his synopsis — Mere was simply not enough information available on Australian birds — but , cautious as ever , he needed to prove the strength of the market before committing himself to the ‘ grander work in prospect ’ . |
| 9 | He sat for more than an hour alone before dragging himself to the room , shutting the doors loudly behind him as he went . |
| 10 | As Russia 's only properly elected leader ever , he should hesitate before putting himself outside the law . |
| 11 | So much so that he spent fully eight years in a succession of colleges before throwing himself on the tender mercies of the world . |
| 12 | His pursuer smiled grimly , and waited as many seconds as he dared before heaving himself over the wall with surprising agility . |