Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] myself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two explosions in quick succession made me throw myself to the ground . |
| 2 | The sole remaining question was could I adapt myself to my environment ? |
| 3 | Can I restrict myself to low stocking levels — resisting temptation ? |
| 4 | Why did I introduce myself as a sceptic about values but not about facts ? |
| 5 | Did I describe myself as that ? |
| 6 | Why should I beggar myself for you ? ’ |
| 7 | May I associate myself with the praise that has been heaped on the know-how fund ? |
| 8 | May I associate myself with the Prime Minister 's remarks about Queen Elizabeth II ? |
| 9 | May I associate myself with my right hon. and learned Friend 's comments about the injuries of people on the train ? |
| 10 | I was shattered , but how could I defend myself by explaining that his hitherto unsuspected mistress had just rung me up to spill the beans ? ’ |
| 11 | How else can I stop myself from feeling miserable ? |
| 12 | So I thought now what do I say , do I drop myself in it or do I say well that was n't , that was Roy , I said well you know I said I must admit I said I I 'm sorry so erm then Roy said well that battery he said was me he said I , I borrowed Geoff 's car again and look the battery fell over in it so I 'm gon na help him er then I sa , a piece of that bloody great went across our French doors and this , there 's a went across |
| 13 | But I have to ask myself this — would I hate myself in the morning ? ’ |
| 14 | So seriously , too , did I take myself in it , that from the time I was sixteen I found myself hardly letting a week pass without writing one or two descriptions — of a man , or a place , or a walk — in a manner largely founded on Jefferies ' Amateur Poacher , Kingsley 's Prose Idylls , and Mr. Francis A. Knight 's weekly contributions to the Daily News , but doubtless with tones supplied also by Shelley and Keats , and later on by Ruskin , De Quincey , Pater , and Sir Thomas Browne … |
| 15 | How could I humiliate myself like this ? |
| 16 | Only after leaving did I glimpse myself in the mirror . |
| 17 | I did n't chew my nails with regret at giving him my virginity , furious at my weakness in lying down for him , and taking this boy in my arms just because he was English , a citizen of that great nation which had once ruled half the globe : nor did I blame myself for clinging on to an idea even though it meant severing my links with my country , and travelling to London alone without any member of my family . |
| 18 | Did n't I bind myself to Jordan for that reason ? he thought . |
| 19 | Why should I put myself to a lot of trouble and difficulty when — perhaps — you could just give the terrorists what they ask and save all the bother ? ’ |
| 20 | Why do I get myself into things like this ? |
| 21 | ‘ Why do I allow myself to be persuaded by this unscrupulous Welsh Levantine ? ’ he asked . |
| 22 | The one-night stand is an obvious high-risk adventure and the question should be asked , ‘ Do I find myself in bed with this person because I am the most attractive/ vivacious/brawny/amusing person that he/she has ever met or , if that is not true , what was he/she doing last night , and the night before , and the night before ? |
| 23 | ‘ Why the hell should I worry myself about money , ’ he would demand , glass full of whiskey in hand , warming his backside by the fire after a day 's sport . |
| 24 | Did I fling myself into your arms ? |
| 25 | Rather it should be : ‘ How can I help myself to be as little ‘ like that ’ ’ as much of the time as possible ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Do I pride myself on being one element in the show 's overall success ? |
| 27 | Everyone thinks I 'm well now ; the doctors let me discharge myself from hospital , and consider my ‘ amenorrhoea ’ ( lack of periods ) a complete mystery , something to do with growing up . |
| 28 | " Now let me see myself in a glass , " Sara said eventually , and when one was brought gave a gasp of surprise , because she had not worn the high collar before or had her hair braided , and although these strange garments were a little uncomfortable and restricting she could n't help admiring the slashed sleeves , the low , square neck and the wonderful wide skirt that swept the stone floor . |