Example sentences of "[verb] myself [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And I believe that I began then to train myself to listen in the voice of somebody , or look through the outer facade . |
| 2 | I had to train myself to deal with people and situations and it 's quite possible — once you make your mind up . |
| 3 | ‘ Prince Philip was interested to her that I already held the bronze and silver awards and asked me whether I had enjoyed myself going for gold , ’ said Christine . |
| 4 | ‘ I have never let myself go like that , ’ Alida said , ‘ never . |
| 5 | But I should n't have let myself get near that cringing landlord . |
| 6 | I should n't have let myself fall in love with him ! she thought angrily . |
| 7 | I visualized Alison as living in a classic North Oxford mansion set on a bosky avenue amid the murmuring of innumerable dons , so I was surprised to find myself directed up the hill to Headington . |
| 8 | I first met Basil in Wakefield during the spring of 1959 and was fortunate to find myself working with him on the West Riding vacation course at Ilkley later that year . |
| 9 | During the first match I was amazed to find myself sitting beside a Church of Ireland minister , a Free Presbyterian Minister and a Roman Catholic priest . |
| 10 | I MOVED FORWARD , out of the blackest sleep , to find myself surrounded by doctors … |
| 11 | is totally different so I did the first lecture with what my idea of to find myself talking to a a contract housing guy whose biggest order was two thousand pounds |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll consider myself put in my place . ’ |
| 13 | On my last visit to Lewis I found myself repelled by the use of derogatory nicknames , and could n't understand why I was reacting so violently . |
| 14 | At table number six I found myself placed between Mackie and Erica Upton , who were already seated . |
| 15 | Moreover , I discovered the city to be one of many charms ; time and again , I found myself wandering past delightful rows of old timber-fronted houses , or crossing some little stone footbridge over one of the many streams that flow through the city . |
| 16 | Although I was less ready than before to agree that such an objective was desirable , I nevertheless found myself entering into his plans . |
| 17 | In August that year I found myself elected as co-optee for Women with Disabilities , loudly proclaiming my lesbianism in my hustings speech . |
| 18 | As they passed the alimentari ( shut , as it might be forever ) and then plunged off the road into the shadows of the bramble-lined single track , Haverford quoted , as he had been waiting to do ever since they left Heathrow : ‘ ‘ In the middle of the journey of our life , I found myself lost in a dark wood , ’ ’ he began to translate for the benefit of the children , but they were all , including the baby , asleep now and Molly thought that for her father to pretend to be in the middle of his life was a bit of a cheek anyway . |
| 19 | Taking a photograph , I had stepped forward onto nothing and found myself flying through the air , cartwheeling like a rag doll , striking sharp edges and corners and buffeted by hard objects . |
| 20 | Twice he passed me his pipe to cut the ends of my suture and on one occasion I found myself trying in the dim light to thread the silk through his reaming tool . |
| 21 | In the meantime , despite my reservations , I found myself reflecting on headvoice 's idea : I had to admit , it might make a story . |
| 22 | I recently found myself speaking to Geoffrey Norman , the Secretary of the Magistrates ' Association , about court procedures . |
| 23 | ‘ This operation in Latvia , ’ I found myself speaking in a whisper , ‘ what is it doing that these machines will do for the rest of Russia ? ’ |
| 24 | I found myself revising with the small colloquia that lay around the grassy precincts of the university . |
| 25 | I found myself humming to the tune of the violin an old man was playing for sous . |
| 26 | I found myself living on the base with a dozen nationalities thrown together to know our God more . |
| 27 | A dense fog descended on the field and I found myself isolated at left-half marking the right winger — yes , it was some years ago ! |
| 28 | Not listening was always one of my faults and one of the reasons I so frequently found myself isolated in misunderstanding : like a careless rider , cut off from the company , alone and benighted for failing to pay attention to the prevailing agreements as to intention and direction . |
| 29 | Somewhere nearby a field of broad beans was in full flower and as the exotic scent drifted across I found myself inhaling with half-closed eyes as though straining to discern the ingredients of the glorious melange . |
| 30 | I fled to the Students ' Union where , within a very few days , I found myself co-opted onto the Students ' Council . |