Example sentences of "[v-ing] himself in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If man can not create anything or move anybody , if he can not break out of the prison of his total narcissism and isolation , he can escape the unbearable sense of vital impotence and nothingness only by affirming himself in the act of destruction of the life that he is unable to create . |
| 2 | Richardson was extraordinarly charismatic , dressed in very tight trousers and thigh-length boots — which may have had something to do with my infatuation — and he characterised Richard as a man of great vanity , constantly picking up a mirror and checking himself in it . |
| 3 | Instead of completely introjecting the mother and emasculating himself in his unconscious desire to be revenged on her , the believer can make do with an identification with a mythical son who has done just this ( the crucified Christ ) . |
| 4 | ‘ You had indeed , ’ Feargal said with an ironic little bow before seating himself in the armchair opposite his mother . |
| 5 | Things are not going so well over at Castlereagh Park either just at the moment with Ards manager Paul Malone possibly landing himself in trouble with the authorities . |
| 6 | Richmond travelled through Europe gaining a rudimentary education on his tours before basing himself in England where he continued to box with a measure of success while working as Lord Camelford 's valet . |
| 7 | Basing himself in Minnigaff village , from which , when necessary , he could quickly retreat with his gang into the hill country , Marshall conducted a profitable trade for years with the local smugglers . |
| 8 | He was a great man and I never ceased to admire him , either discussing critically the quality of a poem or composition , analysing the contents or production of a programme , dealing with the political aspects of CBC policy from Head Office or just enjoying himself in a piano duet with Arthur Benjamin . |
| 9 | Warden was enjoying himself in the background : it was a new experience to see someone else tackling Buchanan rather than the other way round . |
| 10 | Mr Battleaxe is in danger of lancing himself in the foot : in the sentence quoted from my letter , he inserts the word ‘ sic ’ — inside curved brackets . |
| 11 | The teacher who finds , for instance , that a child has difficulty in including himself in a ‘ family count up ’ , may make sure that he has opportunity for counting the members of many different groups of which he is a part , on other occasions . |
| 12 | He was drowning himself in booze and self-pity . |
| 13 | R. J. Campbell even had the honour of seeing himself in wax at Madame Tussauds . |
| 14 | From an idealised , spiritual love for Kee which always had something sickly and perverse about it , he plunged into the lightless sub-world of labour , submerging himself in its mean and desperate poverty , as if to kill off once and for all the romanticism which had brought him nothing but pain . |
| 15 | he had immediately checked into the Shelbourne , one of Dublin 's premier hotels , and spent the next hour soaking himself in a bath , washing away the grime of the rough sea-crossing . |
| 16 | He was subjected to threats and abuse and believing himself in danger of attack , drew a pistol in order to keep his opponents at a distance . |
| 17 | On the contrary , by correcting himself in this way the author is making a particular point : that although the occasion might have been regarded as a performance by some , that although it might have in time become a performance , this description is not an accurate representation of the narrator 's memories . |
| 18 | Major Tzann posed like a peacock , inspecting himself in a nearby mirror . |
| 19 | At times he liked to sit there , with no more than two or three candles dotted about the room , imagining himself in some sort of shrine . |
| 20 | The European Court confirmed that the dispositions of the EC treaty relating to the rights of establishment forbid member states to prevent a person from establishing himself in a state and carrying on the profession of auditor on the grounds that that person is already established and recognised as an auditor in another member state . |
| 21 | He has carried on the good work this term and is well on the way to establishing himself in the top 10 with 16 wins in the current campaign . |
| 22 | Continuing his studies , in 1921 George set about establishing himself in his chosen profession . |
| 23 | In establishing himself in the north , Gloucester was able to build upon existing foundations . |
| 24 | In establishing himself in the north , Gloucester was able to build upon existing foundations . |
| 25 | The ultimate accolade caps a dramatic rise for Platt who was rejected by Manchester United before establishing himself in the game with Crewe , then joining Taylor at Aston Villa and then going onto Juventus via Bari . |
| 26 | Redknapp , son of West Ham assistant boss Harry , has forced his way on to the England scene after establishing himself in the Liverpool side this season . |
| 27 | In a sharp exchange through the media on Oct. 12-13 Poltoranin accused Khasbulatov , who had called for his resignation , of " surrounding himself in the Supreme Soviet apparatus with exiles from the former party structures " . |
| 28 | From the spectators ' viewpoint , not only does he provide wonderful entertainment but he does it without encasing himself in a helmet , now so rare as to be a treat in itself . |
| 29 | On the last day of the month the Company confirmed his appointment , subject only to his presenting himself in London . |
| 30 | Hayling , now describing himself in Trotskyite jargon as a ‘ commercial rightist ’ , and wearing a three-piece suit to prove it , seemed determined to become a City gent . |