Example sentences of "and [verb] myself [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not dying , no , I have suffered a terrible nightmare , but I am here , in my room , and the night must be far gone , it must be almost morning , I shall go downstairs and make myself a first pot of tea . |
| 2 | I do n't think he meant me harm , but somehow I hit the corner of the wardrobe and got myself a black eye and one or two other bruises … ’ |
| 3 | I began to move more freely around the island again , and built myself a third house . |
| 4 | Then I had to save up and buy myself a black dress for the afternoons when the housemaid was out , you see . |
| 5 | ‘ If the Tories get in , I 'll go out and buy myself a new frock , ’ said perhaps the most influential man in British fashion . |
| 6 | She was thinking this so hard that she was not surprised when he stood up and said , " I 'm going to drop around to Felicity 's and get myself a real bath . " |
| 7 | I walked on further down the street and when I spied a suitable coffee shop , I went in , sat down and ordered myself a soothing cuppa . |
| 8 | I go and pour myself a generous gin from the bottle I bought on Thursday and add a dash of orange for colour . |
| 9 | Still , I said to myself , so she has got a husband after all , because I was beginning to put two and two together and ask myself a few questions . |
| 10 | I made sure I did n't put on too much weight and set myself a final goal — to get down to 13 stone . ’ |