Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [vb infin] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it had been removed from the files , like myself and my career , I could lay myself to rest and forget myself . |
| 2 | When I was with him I was in a more or less permanent state of sexual excitement , and I could bring myself to orgasm just by looking at him , without the aid of hands . |
| 3 | I do remember that that was the first time I wondered if I could bring myself to retire … |
| 4 | ‘ If we do n't hurry we 're likely to meet Florian and Nicky in the lift , and right this minute I do n't think I could bring myself to keep quiet about the things you 've just been saying . ’ |
| 5 | It would probably read very stale now , if I could bring myself to look at it . |
| 6 | It would be crazy to leave it empty , and I do n't think I could bring myself to sell my old family home . |
| 7 | I recently lost three stone in weight and wondered how else I could improve myself and I was lucky in that I had had a mastectomy for a cancer about seven years ago , so I went ahead and had breast reconstruction . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | Dholuo was the language and I knew I was an encumbrance until I could make myself understood . |
| 10 | Maybe if I could make myself invisible , then I could walk down a street without feeling on trial for the way I look . |
| 11 | She was 5ft 4in ( ’ though I could make myself 5ft 5in ’ ) , had a 23in waist ( ’ yes , I was a normal girl ’ ) , and could kick so high that two legs became a straight line . |
| 12 | I could make myself attractive enough to him ? ’ |
| 13 | If I held my breath long enough , I could make myself faint . |
| 14 | As soon as he found out I knew about cameras and all that , he realised I could make myself useful round the studio , so I sort of moved in . |
| 15 | ‘ Biddy , I wish I could make myself fall in love with you ! ’ |
| 16 | The double meaning , when it struck me , forced a gasp of half-hysterical laughter out of me before I could control myself ; I clamped a hand over my mouth . |
| 17 | Erm and really the only way I thought that I could prevent myself from doing anything like that was to kill myself in a very violent way because I |
| 18 | The only one I could do myself was Bo. 4 – ‘ To flag . ’ |
| 19 | Before I could gather myself properly , I found myself being dragged across the desert at more than thirty miles per hour by the wind … . |
| 20 | ‘ I was desperately waiting for the magic word ‘ Cut ’ so I could attach myself to the wires before falling , ’ he says . |
| 21 | Already I could feel myself beginning to tense . |
| 22 | I lay down again and then , very gently , I could feel myself starting contracting — every three minutes exactly ! |
| 23 | ‘ But each time I saw you I could feel myself weakening — wanting to be close to you . ’ |
| 24 | I could feel myself starting to slide off into sleep ; I began to imagine and see all sorts of weird things behind my eyes : maze-shapes and spreading areas of unknown colours , then fantastic buildings and spaceships and weapons and landscapes . |
| 25 | I could comfort myself , especially at night , by recalling the sights and scenery of Abyssinia , far more real to me than the cold bleak English downs behind the school . |
| 26 | She was the first athlete that I could identify myself with ; she was always in the news . |
| 27 | The front area of the house , including our bedroom , was dry , and how I wished I could lock myself in there and pretend the rest was n't happening . |
| 28 | If I was n't going to enjoy a plethora of gifts and compliments , at least I could soak myself in a great comforting pool of self-pity . |
| 29 | It would be good to see old England again and even if I did n't find her I could tell myself I 'd just tried that little bit . |
| 30 | I wish I could stop myself from having to have everything just right , ’ Sue admits . |