Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] myself [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The truth is , I look upon both candidates in the same light , and should think myself a traitor to the constitution of my country if I voted for either . |
| 2 | Perhaps , as my niece would say , I should buy myself a new dictionary . |
| 3 | ‘ But you were right when you insisted that I must give myself the opportunity to learn my true feelings , although … ’ |
| 4 | I had the strange impression that he wanted me to believe he was death ; that at any moment the leathery old skin and the eyes would fall , and I should find myself the guest of a skeleton . |
| 5 | Fifteen lonely years of waiting for something to think , of waiting to think something , of thinking of waiting , of thinking I 'll make myself a cheese sandwich , of waiting . |
| 6 | But I I 've got to In fact I 'll make myself a note here and now , I 've got to talk to and I 'll get them to send some more tapes . |
| 7 | ‘ No , I think I 'll call myself a collector , an amateur . |
| 8 | I thought I might get myself a pair of those . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll get myself a coffee . |
| 10 | She was back at the desk when he stood up , stretched elaborately , and said : ‘ Guess I 'll get myself a cup of coffee . ’ |
| 11 | Oh dear anyhow I 'll get myself a drop of drink , you say it 's seven o'clock do ya ? |
| 12 | I 'll get myself a new one . |
| 13 | But er , when I got ti all tidied up and sorted out I 'll get myself a new one , but er |
| 14 | If there was water to spare I would smarten up and shave , regardless of where I was , and I might cook myself a treat , kippers or pilchards . |
| 15 | I think he just wants to keep putting it off ; he might be frightened of me gaining too much independence , or he might simply be scared that I 'll kill myself the way a lot of youths seem to when they get a bike . |
| 16 | Bannister , who has hit five goals in eight games , said : ‘ If I get 20 this season then I could earn myself an extension of the contract . ’ |
| 17 | I decided then that , as soon as I could afford it , I 'd build myself a house here by the sea . |
| 18 | I think if I was going to go Sunday I think I 'd buy myself a few cos that |
| 19 | but if I thought we were coming back , I 'd get myself a little car . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'd find myself a rich protector . |
| 21 | And then before eight o'clock then I would make myself a big meal , I 'd have a , a huge salad I 'd do tinned potatoes cos they were , on this diet tinned potatoes are n't fattening |
| 22 | I would consider myself an old-fashioned painter . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Now I shall pour myself a drink , ’ she wrote . |
| 24 | He said I ought to get myself a lawyer . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Do you realize , I can buy myself a gun now , and keep rabbits out of my own lettuces ? ’ |
| 26 | I wan na erm hopefully er hopefully I can get myself a car once I get the money . |