Sentence examples for take to himself from inspiring English sources

How touching that he could find this common-sense way to comfort her, and also that he seems to feel that Heaven is right above their heads, with one father holding out a hand to take to himself the other's child.

According to the Illuminated Chronicle, Stephen had no "wish to marry a lawful wife but took to himself concubines and harlots".

Does McDermott ever take to the stage himself?

He had been taken by jockey Yutaka Take to be by himself around the final turn.

"He will do everything it takes to get himself ready.

He took to calling himself the Comte de Rola.

Lately, though, he'd taken to calling himself a Possibilian — a denomination of his own invention.

It's worth wondering whether or not Romo has what it takes to redeem himself.

During the 1980 Presidential campaign, he took to describing himself to the members of "the liberal press" as a conservative.

After six years cloistered in the White House, he had taken to comparing himself to a caged animal.

Mr. McClintock may have taken to comparing himself to Seabiscuit, the 1930's Thoroughbred long shot.