Sentence examples for taking to himself from inspiring English sources

Osmond did not fall in love with our heroine; what he loved was "the idea of taking to himself a young lady who had qualified herself to figure in his collection of choice objects".

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

"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.

He has taken to projecting himself as having mellowed into a kindlier beast, especially in contrast to the bullying Americans.

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.

Mr. Suzuki has taken to calling himself "a reformer of Koizumi's reforms".