Example sentences of "[pron] had [vb pp] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the nets in use were those I had made myself . |
| 2 | I was carried away by his reminiscences and anecdotes , his observations on natural history and his descriptions of places I had visited myself . |
| 3 | If I had killed myself , I should have known perfectly well what I was doing . |
| 4 | For instance , in an 1897 novel , The Typewriter Girl , the heroine comments on finding a job : ‘ I had justified myself before the impartial tribunal of political economy … |
| 5 | ‘ The day was over , and from dawn to twilight , or rather from one night to another , I had lost myself in that symphony . ’ |
| 6 | I had disguised myself with an old cardigan with faded leather elbow patches and a copy of the Daily Express . |
| 7 | Up until that moment I had seen myself as simply a person ; colour of skin had n't registered with me . |
| 8 | For me , privacy was a rare commodity , and I had cut myself off from the subculture which had once sustained me — only to find that there was nowhere else to go . |
| 9 | I had taught myself the basics but learning the ‘ wrinkles ’ from someone more experienced saves time and increased the ‘ professional ’ look of garments . |
| 10 | I had arranged myself ( while she arranged the flowers I 'd brought ) with my back nearly to the light . |
| 11 | This favourite phrase of hers , meaning uninformed opinion , seemed to underline her contempt for the situation in which I had placed myself : the young , married woman , abdicating intellectual effort , doing nothing but washing and cleaning and caring for her baby . |
| 12 | One moment which I recall vividly illuminates the problematic position in which I had placed myself . |
| 13 | I finished the song and only as I left the stage did I realise I had wet myself with fear . |
| 14 | By the end of that apprenticeship … well , a tacit acceptance would depend on how I had conducted myself in the meantime . |
| 15 | Until this point , of course , I had believed myself quite alone and I turned in some surprise . |
| 16 | Apart from himself , " only one man turned up — Frank Foley by name and I enrolled Foley as a member after I had enrolled myself , so that there were then two members of the National Amalgamated Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union of Great Britain " . |
| 17 | ‘ It is not a birth-mark and , if I had rid myself of my preconceptions , I would have recognized it for what it is , on superficial examination of the subject . ’ |
| 18 | I had rendered myself purposeless . |
| 19 | And even when I had assured myself I was on the right road , I felt compelled to stop the car a moment to take stock , as it were , I decided to step out and stretch my legs a little and when I did so , I received a stronger impression than ever of being perched on the side of a hill . |
| 20 | If I had asked myself these questions before I rushed into marriage , I would have been a lot better off . |
| 21 | I had asked myself , and the answer was no , not as long as that church refused to ordain women ! |
| 22 | At last I gained the crest of a rise , and there below me stretched the sloping flat rocks , and yes , the mermaids were there , their fur dry in the sun , their bodies slick and contented , their eyes closed , enjoying the afternoon , exactly as I had done myself . |
| 23 | In the end , I believe the matter to be no more complicated than this : I had given myself too much to do . |
| 24 | I had given myself away . |
| 25 | The finishing-off jobs were taking longer than even I thought , but gradually both houses were furnished and fitted to a standard I wished I had met myself in holiday homes . |
| 26 | Three years and some months since leaving him , I had satisfied myself that , in picking me as a wife , he had done no more than is required to select a fruit from a dish with the prospect of some fleeting juiciness , but no lasting nourishment . |
| 27 | What was this very special place that only a few hours ago I had cursed myself for entering ? |
| 28 | I had registered for my classes , and Professor Ruiperez had shown me my lecture-rooms , where I had introduced myself to large classes of students , mixed men and women , with a preponderance of women , as is usual in foreign arts faculties . |
| 29 | I had bestowed myself on Nour , and from now on he could do with me as he would . |
| 30 | I had fancied myself a connoisseur of contrast , a gourmet savouring the sweet-and-sour clash between my present lifestyle and the one I had left behind me in East Oxford . |