Example sentences of "at myself [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 This awful pain eating away at me is simply anger at myself for the stupid situation I 'm in now .
2 I get all dolled up for a party and then I look at myself in the mirror and suddenly chicken out , put my jeans on , ruffle up my hair , and only then do I feel comfortable . ’
3 I have another look at myself in the mirror .
4 I grin at myself in the mirror .
5 I look up at myself in the mirror while I 'm soaking my hands .
6 I smile at myself in the mirror .
7 That was the psychological moment : but she also remembered another , a turning-point in physical ageing , ‘ when I began to hate to look at myself in the glass . ’
8 I looked at myself in the mirror .
9 I would look at myself in the mirror , check out the grey hairs , trace the emerging lines and fading lip line and ask myself , ‘ Why ? ’
10 I turned and looked at myself in the cracked Cutty Sark Whisky mirror behind Mama Sipcott 's bar .
11 When I peered at myself in the mirror I screamed .
12 When I eventually weighed under six stone and looked at myself in the mirror ( which , in common with other anorexics , I did a great deal ) I saw someone beautiful : I saw myself .
13 ‘ But at the end of the day , I can look at myself in the mirror and say I gave 100 per cent .
14 I stood up and looked at myself in the mirror .
15 You think I can look at myself in the morning with a damn great blue glass spike in my skull yelling at me , ‘ Hey , you 're a freak ’ ?
16 Staring at myself in the mirror .
17 I looked at myself in the rearview mirror .
18 I decided it was safe to go to my bedroom in my new body and take a look at myself in the mirror there .
19 I kept looking at myself in the glass .
20 I looked at myself in the mirror .
21 A few days later , I look at myself in the mirror .
22 I flush the lot down the toilet , staring at myself in the mirror , trembling .
23 I took one last , depressed look at myself in the mirror above the electric fire and clattered down the stairs .
24 I looked at myself in the mirror on the dressing-table over on the other side of the room .
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