Example sentences of "[vb pp] himself the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last he saw that , if he was ever to eliminate his old habits , then he must refuse to do anything at all until he had given himself the directions . |
| 2 | Without an art school training , Romanowski , now in his late 20s , has taught himself the methods of the masters through reproductions in books and paintings hanging on gallery walls . |
| 3 | But now Mr Gorbachev has made himself the unpalatable alternative . |
| 4 | He had also made himself the leading authority on fossil fish , taking over Cuvier 's work . |
| 5 | He had bought himself the latest issue of Wildlife and was immersed in an article about otters . |
| 6 | The figure called himself the devil and declared that he had come for Gary 's life . |
| 7 | In retirement he had set himself the task of making a replica Tomkin long-case clock . |
| 8 | He has set himself the task of trying to discuss the agenda Labour needs to develop over the next two decades on issues such as training , education and poverty . |
| 9 | Thanks to whoever it was , Baldwin by the spring of 1924 was making surprisingly good progress toward the political objectives which he had set himself the previous autumn . |
| 10 | Peirce had set himself the task of methodically classifying , and looking for applications of , the n-dimensional systems for all |
| 11 | A freelance musician has found himself the perfect practice room … an empty theatre which he has all to himself . |
| 12 | It is difficult to believe that the submission , valuable for the record and indeed used by Baldwin in his House of Commons speech the following afternoon , would have been sent had Baldwin not satisfied himself the night before what the answer would be . |
| 13 | Jim and Louise , however , had been forced to remain with their captor alongside the open trapdoor , until he had satisfied himself the coast was completely clear . |
| 14 | He 'd often asked himself the same question . |
| 15 | The hon. Gentleman has completely failed to understand that he has not yet asked himself the question , ’ What is a region ? ’ |
| 16 | Although questions of interpretation are traditionally questions of law the court will intervene only if the expert has asked himself the " wrong question " : see 13.6.8 , 13.8 and 13.9 . |
| 17 | The parties have to accept the expert 's decision , unless he has asked himself the wrong question of law : Nikko Hotels ( UK ) Ltd v MEPC plc [ 1991 ] 28 EG 86 . |
| 18 | Whichever way a point of law is resolved , including without lawyers being consulted , a decision on a point of law will stand unless the expert has asked himself the wrong question of law . |
| 19 | However , this line of challenge has been closed down by Nikko Hotels ( UK ) Ltd v MEPC plc [ 1991 ] 28 EG 86 , which allows challenges only if the expert has asked himself the wrong question , including a question of law . |
| 20 | A party who wishes to appeal from a decision of an expert will be able to do so only : ( 1 ) if the expert has decided the wrong issue ; or ( 2 ) if the expert has asked himself the wrong question : see 13.6.8 . |
| 21 | He had left himself the option of return . |
| 22 | Had n't he denied himself the pleasures of their company this last year ? |
| 23 | He had kept himself the most aloof from the crisis so far . |
| 24 | She was in some ways , a female Kenneth Williams , an eccentric who could emote facially and vocally in a way in which Ken had established himself the master . |