Example sentences of "[vb past] himself to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ramsay now found himself to be in command of this detachment , the only knight present . |
| 2 | He helped himself to another brandy and waved the bottle before Herr Nordern 's eyes . |
| 3 | The Brigadier seemed to be thinking furiously as he helped himself to another glass of port . |
| 4 | Otley made me some hot milk and honey and helped himself to a cheese and pickle sandwich and a mug of strong coffee . |
| 5 | To keep himself busy , Mr Cottle helped himself to porridge from a steaming bowl . |
| 6 | He strolled towards the table and helped himself to a biscuit off Ari 's plate . |
| 7 | The Vicar then took the text for his sermon from the second lesson , ‘ God loveth a cheerful giver ’ , and was so carried away by his own rhetoric that he absent-mindedly helped himself to most of the grapes hanging down from the top of the pulpit . |
| 8 | DERYCK FOX helped himself to 13 points with a try , four goals and a drop goal to take the man of the match award and send Widnes crashing out of the Regal Trophy . |
| 9 | Lee Chapman helped himself to a hat-trick in that 6-1 victory but the onslaught really stemmed from Wednesday 's failure to cut out Dorigo 's overlapping runs . |
| 10 | In September 1990 the respondent appeared with his new employer at the wholesale locksmith 's , and during the sales assistant 's brief absence the respondent helped himself to a key-cutting machine from stock . |
| 11 | Today when the four younger boys left for school , Jack helped himself to another cup of tea . |
| 12 | In a sullen silence he lit a cigar and helped himself to a stiff measure of brandy . |
| 13 | DERYCK FOX , Northern 's £140,000 club record buy , helped himself to 19 points as brilliant Bradford shattered Saints ' unbeaten championship record . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , Frano Botica helped himself to 24 points , two tries and eight goals , as Wigan beat French champions , Carcassonne 52–0 — and then admitted his job was on the line . |
| 15 | –Full-back Gary Culling , who excels in getting into scoring positions , also helped himself to a brace in the 45th and 61st minutes . |
| 16 | He said Hobbins took the key , helped himself to a 20-round magazine , and stole a fellow soldier 's car to drive to Barbara 's Harlesden bedsit . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's not enjoyment , it 's ecstasy , ’ he replied , and helped himself to a glass of champagne from the tray of a passing waiter . |
| 18 | He opened the freezer and helped himself to a cold beer and the last of the chicken drumsticks from the packet he had bought earlier in the week . |
| 19 | ( And rather shocked that he helped himself to two of Helmut 's silk scarves . |
| 20 | While Mr. S. went to deal with a request made by Mr. A. , the respondent entered the storeroom and helped himself to a key-cutting machine from stock . |
| 21 | Whilst Mr. S. went to deal with a request made by the respondent 's new employer , the respondent entered the storeroom and helped himself to a key cutting machine from stock . |
| 22 | Adam helped himself to peas . |
| 23 | The son who helped himself to your money before running off ? |
| 24 | Uncle Philip broke the armour off a pink battalion of shrimps and ate them steadily , chewed through a loaf of bread spread with half a pound of butter and helped himself to the lion 's share of the cake while gazing at her with expressionless satisfaction , apparently deriving a certain pleasure from her discomfort , or even finding that the sight of it improved his appetite . |
| 25 | He helped himself to a glass of mango juice before he replied . |
| 26 | He left the sentence hanging as he helped himself to more rum . |
| 27 | Morris helped himself to a couple of lungfuls of cigarette smoke . |
| 28 | Death helped himself to another six cookies . |
| 29 | Death helped himself to bread and butter . |
| 30 | But Evans merely grinned and helped himself to a stool from under a neighbouring table . |