Example sentences of "[adv] to himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is on his own and definitely talking aloud to himself in the privacy of his room . |
| 2 | It was Geordie , he was muttering out loud to himself in his strong Geordie accent . |
| 3 | As he began to speak , he seemed to grow less and less aware of his audience and continually turned his head , as though listening to some sound , audible only to himself from the entrance tunnel behind him . |
| 4 | Sometimes he talks in a foreign language — you know , just to himself like . |
| 5 | ‘ Bet Rachel 's ‘ avin ’ a good laugh , ’ he muttered wryly to himself for not only had he volunteered for fire-watching duties , but he had also volunteered the services of Dobbs and the cart since there was news of petrol rationing . |
| 6 | At first , as he worked , he had reminisced pleasantly to himself about the smells and the texture of paper and ink , and about the pleasure of opening a new roll of papyrus , laid out as far as there was need on soft leather spread over a wooden writing desk ; then mixing the ink powder with water , and the nervous moment of dipping the brush to make the first signs — to load the brush just so , in order that the ink would be absorbed by the paper before it could run down it . |
| 7 | For instance , someone who acts out neurotic conflicts by committing crimes like theft or robbery may be able to represent these activities even to himself as a response to material need rather than unconscious compulsion . |
| 8 | Why is it always like this , he cried silently to himself in the darkness . |
| 9 | He shook his head and laughed softly to himself at the memory . |
| 10 | ‘ The food would probably be excellent , ’ the novel ends , as Julian the camp-survivor muses happily to himself in a sunlit Paris where he has settled , staring into a favourite restaurant in the Latin Quarter : ‘ He began to examine the menu . |