Example sentences of "[to-vb] himself [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told Calero he ought to find himself a code-name — a suggestion Calero virtually ignored — because ‘ the Soviets listen to everything on the east coast ’ . |
| 2 | A newcomer to the political scene , whether lord or man , could not hope to operate outside this existing network , but had instead to find himself a place within it . |
| 3 | So it is back to Portugal these Portugals can go , and tell Dom João to find himself a wife elsewhere . " |
| 4 | He tried to find himself a new girl to take his mind off it : some new girl , because Peg had gone wrong . |
| 5 | A newcomer to the political scene , whether lord or man , could not hope to operate outside this existing network , but had instead to find himself a place within it . |
| 6 | Sheffield United 's Dave Bassett is the latest to find himself the subject of a police inquiry after being reported by the gentle , clean-mouthed souls who inhabit Chelsea 's stands for swearing . |
| 7 | There is no doubt Norman 's aggressive form of golf is one of the reasons why he appeals to galleries so much , but he might have to contain himself a bit more if he hopes to win on a more regular basis in the future . |
| 8 | " Pure reason ! " barked the Magistrate , unable to contain himself a moment longer . |
| 9 | Charles had decided on battle as the only way to cut through the competing loyalties and quite literally , reduce the number of Carolingian competitors : thus , as the only way to secure himself a kingdom that included Aquitaine along with the lion 's share of Francia ( as promised originally in 837 ) ; but also , as the only way to secure an outcome all would accept as definitive — a Judgement of God . |
| 10 | His sojourn in the car was simply to assure himself the messenger boy responded to the given description and had not been followed . |
| 11 | He dropped the poker and went to pour himself a much-needed drink . |
| 12 | Thiercelin knelt to pour himself a mug of soup from the bowl in the hearth . |
| 13 | Mobuto got to his feet and moved to the sideboard to pour himself a bourbon . |
| 14 | Lorton showed them out and went to the kitchen to pour himself a drink . |
| 15 | But he simply side-stepped her to pour himself a glass of wine . |
| 16 | And , to put an end to the conversation , he walked firmly off to pour himself a cup of coffee . |
| 17 | He was just about to pour himself a drink when the phone rang , |
| 18 | There was no money , Hilbert having used all he possessed to purchase himself an annuity , but Wyvis Hall and its contents were Adam 's absolutely . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , the local historian will find it useful to think of his chosen parish or neighbourhood in terms of broad categories such as ‘ open-field arable ’ or ‘ wood-pasture ’ or ‘ fenland edge ’ and to set himself the fundamental task of understanding how people adapted themselves to their physical environment . |
| 20 | Voltaire , an altogether more sympathetic figure , who incidentally used to serve himself the best Burgundy while giving his guests vin ordinaire , observed in one of his philosophical tales that la lune de miel is followed the next month by la lune de l'absinthe . ] ) |
| 21 | Stevie cos he tried to fry himself the other week |
| 22 | WIMBLEDON boss Joe Kinnear promised to buy himself a walkie-talkie last night after landing a month-long touchline ban , writes Ben Bacon . |
| 23 | Sharpe , despite the Prince 's frequent insistence , had yet to buy himself a Dutch uniform . |
| 24 | She 's old money and as snooty as they come , while he 's the typical self-made second-generation Italian who wants to buy himself a piece of class . ’ |
| 25 | The guy 's got enough dough to buy himself a hotel room to rest up in . ’ |
| 26 | Another £1,000 goes to his friend , Burger , to buy himself a pair of spectacles . ’ |
| 27 | So Ashenden spent eight quid of his money in order to buy himself an alibi . ’ |
| 28 | Tell Brian to buy himself an alarm clock cos I want it back ! |
| 29 | Icke was the party 's national spokesman 17 months ago when he donned a turquoise tracksuit to announce himself the son of God on a mission to save the world . |
| 30 | Here it was , I believe , that my hero Frank Buckland , the writer , naturalist and Mayhew-like chronicler of London life , had jumped into the water in order to imagine himself a salmon . |