Would you explain? This question is relating to New Concept English(Book3 Lesson 6). http://www.putclub.com/html/course/classic/newconcept/book3/2008/0926/7321.html Is the following sentence natural(

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Would you explain? This question is relating to New Concept English(Book3 Lesson 6). http://www.putclub.com/html/course/classic/newconcept/book3/2008/0926/7321.html Is the following sentence natural(in English)? "One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain." I want to know whether the phrases "helping himself" and "busy helping ..... to diamonds" are natural or not.

15. März 2014 23:21

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Yes, it sounds natural. If you look at definition 22b you'll see the appropriate definition of "help oneself to":http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/help+oneself+to

16. März 2014

Yes both of those constructions are natural. The whole sentence paints a mental image of someone so focused on the task that they do not notice anything else.

15. März 2014

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