Sentence examples for nothing to himself from inspiring English sources

Since the wall came down, his writing has often seemed a little uncertain, and his first view of Ted Mundy here -- adrift in Germany, guiding tours of one of mad King Ludwig's Bavarian castles and looking like "a failure at something -- a professional English bloody fool in a bowler and a Union Jack, all things to all men and nothing to himself" -- has the vehemence of a nightmare self-portrait.

Four years on, Mr Bush has done nothing to prove himself.

He survived narrowly several times and yet did nothing to insulate himself.

And throughout this period of excellence, he has done almost nothing to endear himself to Republican activists.

Although Blaine was present when the fateful words were spoken, he did nothing to dissociate himself from the remark.

Howard, who has been a drag on the Mavericks all series, did nothing to redeem himself Sunday.

He returned to practice last Monday and did nothing to endear himself to Coach AL GROH, who threw him out of practice after he got into a fight.

Her lover, father-of-three Arry Green, 22, joined in even though the victim did nothing to defend himself and begged them to stop.

Lurie's disgrace is of a classic kind - an affair with a student - and he does nothing to protect himself from its consequences.

It was then that Brian Smith [Tony's brother], as the new head coach of Bradford, persuaded McDermott to play a year for nothing to prove himself in league.

He was a hard man to work with, driving and driven and though ambitious for fame, as one witness asserts, he did nothing to ingratiate himself with clients.