Sentence examples for had tested himself from inspiring English sources

He must have felt unhappy with it himself, because the mass of materials he collected towards writing more naval history remained in note form, suggesting that, once he had tested himself as a historian, he understood that his skills did not lie there.

When Ashley Cole went on loan to Crystal Palace as a teenager, what influence might it have had on him - not just as a footballer but as a person - if he had tested himself back then with PSV Eindhoven or Porto instead?

The affidavit details discussions he had with one of the undercover agents in which he outlined a scheme to obtain hundreds of Tavor assault rifles — an Israeli manufactured equivalent to the M16 that Yee had tested himself, according to the document — and shoulder-fired rocket launchers.

It appears, however, that, having tested himself successfully in so many directions, he still, at 30, had not found the one in which he could find complete satisfaction.

Erasmus has not helped here since he uses More as an example of one who, having tested himself for a religious vocation, could not shake off the idea of marriage: "And so he chose to be a god-fearing husband rather than an immoral priest" (CWE 7: Ep. 999, p. 21).

Following the repair of a herniated disk, Miller has tested himself on courses several times in recent weeks, skiing well but remaining cautious.

But Peter knew he was right, because he had tested everything himself.

He had tested it on himself.

Credit must be given to the quality of assist provided by 18-year-old Dom Thomas, who himself had tested St Johnstone goalkeeper Alan Mannus with a half-volley before creatively playing in Sutton.

He provided samples to the Academy and assured its members he had tested the cure upon himself.

His gold medal was later stripped and awarded to the American runner-up Carl Lewis, who himself had tested positive for banned substances prior to the Olympics.