Example sentences of "and [vb base] himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , she seemed to have forgotten all about it , because she told him to pull up a chair and warm himself by the fire . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Peter walked up the concrete path and let himself into the house . |
| 4 | Dean climbed off the roof and let himself into the car the way he had come . |
| 5 | Lorton glanced over his shoulder and let himself into the flat with the key he had found on Celia 's mantelpiece . |
| 6 | He took out a key and let himself into the building . |
| 7 | ‘ I hope John will work exceptionally hard and get himself on the bench for the QPR game . |
| 8 | Six was brought up in the family business but declining trade prompted him to retire early and devote himself to the wide range of interests typical of an eighteenth-century intellectual , although there is no evidence that he ever received any formal training . |
| 9 | Sooner or later , he would have to flesh out his identity and define himself to the French people , by stating his views on difficult and often divisive issues . |
| 10 | In more than one crunch game when the pressure was off and the ball was in the opposition 's half , Frank would climb on to the bar and endear himself to the Celtic faithful by pretending to sleep on the woodwork . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In Yohei 's case , this collapses into a craven botch — hilariously acted by Ryo Amamiya — in which he more or less accidentally dispatches his wife but ca n't bring himself to take the plunge and throw himself into the river as promised . |
| 13 | ‘ And have n't you heard the Scriptures saying that a man should tie a millstone round his neck and throw himself in the sea sooner than abuse a little child ? ’ |
| 14 | Afterwards , he ensured the men who had accompanied him to Scotland were well before sending Ranulf off to wash their clothes and busy himself about the abbey . |