Example sentences of "and [verb] himself on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There he made a clean sweep with the past by changing his surname from Kaye to Kasmin and launching himself on a career as a poet . |
| 2 | ’ ‘ It 's funny to think that only this morning we were trying to persuade poor old Eddy to go off and enjoy himself on a facilities trip to the Persian Gulf … |
| 3 | Simon had put Ben onto his lead so that he did n't run back down to the beach and cut himself on the rusty barbed wire . |
| 4 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
| 5 | The plaintiff slipped and injured himself on an area of floor to which sawdust had not been applied . |
| 6 | He and Mr Fletcher sat at the table and Willie took one of the mugs and perched himself on the stool in front of the range . |
| 7 | ‘ I hope John will work exceptionally hard and get himself on the bench for the QPR game . |
| 8 | With the collapse of the Leveller movement in 1649 Chidley turned his energies to building a separatist congregation in London , promoting social reform , and enriching himself on the spoils of revolution . |
| 9 | Satisfied that the room is empty , he enters quickly , closes the door behind him emphatically , and throws himself on the settee with a groan of weariness . |
| 10 | ‘ Someone could have hit him and then he fell over and hit himself on the fender or the door-jamb or the bedpost — ’ |
| 11 | The tall heavy , dark-haired with thick brows too close together , stood up and balanced himself on the balls of his feet . |
| 12 | Lorton passed the bag to Dougal and balanced himself on the sill , with his legs outside the house . |
| 13 | ‘ Toddler fallen out of an upstairs window and impaled himself on the railings . |
| 14 | However , God Himself dealt with that barrier when God the Son , Jesus Christ , came to earth and sacrifice Himself on the Cross of Calvary to pay the penalty for the sins of others . |
| 15 | Once he had arrived at the Southern Capital , he had proclaimed his loyalty to the old gods loudly and publicly , disowning the Aten and throwing himself on the mercy of the priests of Amun , who even then were growing bold as the revolutionary pharaoh lost his grip both on reality and his empire . |
| 16 | Whereas I — ’ he sighed theatrically and smote himself on the chest — ‘ am Arab . ’ |