Sentence examples for to lay himself from inspiring English sources

Nor was there a Daisy at whose feet he wished to lay himself and his material possessions".

What keeps it going is Ross's willingness to lay himself open to charges of self-indulgence, "Wisdom of the East" mania, and sheer folly.

A man has to be brave to bat against the best but braver still to lay himself bare as he did.

Perhaps it's voyeuristic to enjoy his comedy on those terms, but there's a great deal of cathartic laughter to be had from a performer so willing to lay himself bare.

He didn't want to be accused of a coverup, but he also didn't want to lay himself open to the charge that he had overruled his most senior civil servants and leaked confidential information for political advantage.

As a former executive of Coca-Cola, he will have to be especially careful not to lay himself open to charges of Coca-colonization, of selling his country to foreign investors.

Ironically, while I have considered lying about Danny's age, Danny has only recently acquired the ability to lie himself.

A modern Holden Caulfield, he is just clever enough to lie himself into a corner and just dumb enough to sit there and swear once he's stuck.

If the burial site in Tokyo contains the remains of foreigners and he does not seek to make amends, he will lay himself open to accusations of double standards.

More urgently, though, he wants to empty his bladder - No, not into her mouth, anywhere - and then lay himself down to sleep.

He can either cave in to Democratic demands for a short trial, or he can go ahead without Democratic support and so lay himself open to the charge of rank partisanship.Having trapped Mr Lott in this way, Mr Daschle is now torturing him mercilessly.