Example sentences of "myself [prep] the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The bamboo rungs , though wide and strong , were loosely lashed with unreliable cordage , and Lorne 's and my first simultaneous step onto the lowest rung resulted in it slipping its knots and depositing us both heavily in the mud — myself for the second time in less than twenty minutes . |
2 | Periodically I went back to the northern wastes again , a sort of alchemical prep school where , like Lorne , I sustained myself through the dark times with dreams of the southern islands . |
3 | Again I accept the constant parental care has been of the highest calibre and I remind myself of the many tributes to the quality of that care in the evidence before me . |
4 | The usual stratagems and repositionings have failed to induce narcosis in me , so I decide to settle myself against the soft zigzag of her body . |
5 | It was just a question of Mind over Matter , I thought , and tried to steel myself against the physical effects of an increasingly rough ride . |
6 | But he said : ‘ Even if I had been in Austria longer , I would still be able to defend myself against the outrageous charges of behaving like a war criminal — a charge made against no one else . ’ |
7 | I tied the points of my hose , pushing down my shirt , glad to protect myself against the unearthly chill in that ghastly chamber . |
8 | After a quick wash and shave , dressed in a freshly pressed kilt and battledress blouse , polished boots and all , I presented myself with the other Commandos at the orderly room to get my hands on that very important rail pass . |
9 | I must content myself with the last verse of a hymn in honour of St Bartholomew : |
10 | The Clwydian Hills , rising to the south and cloaked in cloud , looked wonderfully alluring : so I threw myself into the long climb with far more vigour than I might have done normally . |
11 | Eliot had arranged with me beforehand that we should have a private meeting , and meanwhile I sank myself into the communal life of the place . |
12 | For instance , in an 1897 novel , The Typewriter Girl , the heroine comments on finding a job : ‘ I had justified myself before the impartial tribunal of political economy … |
13 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge . |
14 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge |
15 | The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me . |
16 | I did n't go into the parents ' room but went on beyond it to find myself in the rear part of the carriage , at the very end of the train . |
17 | I found myself in the curious position of being the sponsor minister of the industry and also the minister ultimately answerable for health service spending . |
18 | The outer leaves are very important for the effect of the painting , especially against the sky , whereas it is possible to lose myself in the inner masses to some extent . |
19 | ‘ And I just found myself in the right place at the right time ! ’ |
20 | But afterwards , I found myself in the dim bathroom of my hut staring at a haunted face . |
21 | It was difficult for me to put myself in the Guérigny frame of mind , to accommodate both the knowledge of a beloved 's death and the sense of her imminent return . |
22 | The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke . |
23 | When I made my way down its spiral staircase I found myself in the main thoroughfare of the town where I was born . |
24 | These past five years my pernicious enfeeblement has meant that six months of the year I have had to hibernate , to entomb myself in the disused redoubt beneath Cliff Top , but at last I am free . |
25 | We 'd known that in the mountains and in due course I was to see it myself from the other side of the fence . |
26 | It hurts me now to realize how much I numbed myself from the searing pains of those years . |
27 | Overpowered by an intense sentiment of horror , unaccountable yet unendurable , I threw on my clothes with haste ( for I felt that I should sleep no more during the night ) , and endeavoured to arouse myself from the pitiable condition into which I had fallen , by pacing rapidly to and fro through the apartment . |
28 | In arguing this I shall limit myself to the internal characteristics of the National Curriculum . |
29 | I knew nobody and had no idea of what to expect when I presented myself to the new teacher in my new black overall and white collar . |
30 | I called for the last time at the first house in the village and pressed the buzzer , but on getting no reply resigned myself to the long walk down the mountain . |