Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] himself " in BNC.
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| 1 | The author of the Life of Wilfrid , who represents Wilfrid as persuading the king and queen to accept the word of God and as preaching to a people who had never before heard the Gospel , undoubtedly exaggerates the paganism of the southern Saxons , for Bede reveals from non-Wilfridian sources , first , that Aethelwealh had married a Christian princess and had been baptized himself and , second , that a number of ealdormen and thegns had likewise received baptism , with the priests , Eappa , Padda , Burghelm and Aeddi ministering to the common people either at the time of Aethelwealh 's conversion or subsequently ( HE IV , 13 ) . |
| 2 | The man had a tough upbringing and , she believes , had almost certainly been abused himself . |
| 3 | Callaghan had damaged another and been damaged himself . |
| 4 | Henri frowned worriedly ; Mait was the only one who knew exactly how their plans could be completed , and Henri was n't about to let his guide to power be zombified himself . |
| 5 | Jacob learns what it feels like to be cheated himself , even on a wedding night for which he has waited seven years ! |
| 6 | A person is guilty of contributory negligence if he ought reasonably to have foreseen that , if he did not act as a reasonable , prudent man , he might be hurt himself ; and in his reckonings he must take into account the possibility of others being careless ( Denning LJ in Jones v Livox Quarries Ltd [ 1952 ] 2 QB 608 ) . |
| 7 | In 1821 , Mr. Pulley resigned and his successor , Thomas Woolridge , a surgeon of the High Street , was appointed at 50 guineas per annum , to be followed himself by Mr. Blower a few years later at a salary of £63 per annum . |
| 8 | Not just in the alleys of St Jude 's , where John-William had taken good care never to be devoured himself , but everywhere . |
| 9 | Angry Jemson suffered the embarrassment of coming on as substitute and then being substituted himself at Carrow Road . |
| 10 | But from the viewpoint of any property-owner , an unpunished theft is a danger , increasing the chances of being robbed himself . |
| 11 | He sounds like he 's still going through a learning process , coming to terms with the fear of losing friends , and at the same time is worried that he 's being misunderstood himself . |
| 12 | He also campaigned against pollution but suffered the irony of being prosecuted himself for pollution in 1857 , which caused him to move his works to Miles Platting . |
| 13 | As the first law of kung fu is defend , then attack , the student who has gained knowledge of the basic strikes , has next to be trained in parries and blocking manoeuvres to enable him effectively to stop a punch without being hit himself . |
| 14 | So he had probably left exactly when he meant to leave , intending to attack Terry Place but being killed himself . |
| 15 | He is so afraid of being controlled himself ( being done to as he himself does ) that he continues to control others to avoid becoming a victim himself and so having to face humiliation . |
| 16 | When the tests are used fairly the interviewer will have been tested himself or herself , and use the results as an indication of , and insurance against , their own prejudices . |
| 17 | Glenn Hoddle wo n't be naming his side , until he 's given himself a fitness test on a calf strain . |
| 18 | Apparently his ‘ lover ’ , the erstwhile Angel of Charles , Miss Farrah Fawcett , has confided in a ‘ pal ’ : ‘ I 'm ashamed of the way he 's let himself go . |
| 19 | Why should I wish the lad any worse harm than he 's let himself in for already ? ’ |
| 20 | Thistle 's early season promise has evaporated , and debutant Julian Broddle must be wondering what he 's let himself in for . |
| 21 | our next stop is over in Herefordshire at Ross on Wye … we 're meeting up with a young tennis player who 's won himself a place at the world 's top coaching clinic … the story of Tim Bibby is our Friday Feature |
| 22 | Before we get it fingerprinted , which I suspect will be a waste of time , and tested for blood , which wo n't be , please would you nip down and winkle out Norman Pinder from wherever he 's parked himself ? |
| 23 | Be stiffened himself to illustrate his point . |
| 24 | Clough added : ‘ He 's earned himself a contract not because of how well he has done for us , but because I think he can carry on after 32 . ’ |
| 25 | And signing on and signing off … the goalie who 's saved himself from the dole queue |
| 26 | Fraser 's had two thousand pounds in cash and been allowed lots of time by the airforce , and the army gave him a radio used in the Falklands — the rest he 's done himself with a mortgage |
| 27 | ‘ And besides , ’ Hazel continued , ‘ there 's this prat of a bloke who 's made himself our glorious leader . ’ |
| 28 | Both men are the same strength and weight but it 's the one who 's psyched himself up properly beforehand who 's going to win . |
| 29 | ‘ It seems he 's elevated himself into the big league these past four years . |
| 30 | ‘ There you are , you see , ’ he exclaimed in a shrill voice , ‘ he 's overtaxed himself ! |