Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] myself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will think me discourteous , but perhaps I may excuse myself by explaining that it is the discourtesy of grief . ’ |
| 2 | I need to be able to see the path ahead in order to plan my route well in advance , or else I may get myself into an awkward position . |
| 3 | I must content myself with the last verse of a hymn in honour of St Bartholomew : |
| 4 | That being so , ‘ I must immerse myself in the atmosphere of my homeland . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Then I must introduce myself to him , yes ? |
| 6 | I must limit myself to two others who have thrilled and inspired me . |
| 7 | But long ago , in 1946 , the questing and the questioning had become almost unbearable , and I knew that to keep my sanity I must force myself to an arbitrary conclusion : I would believe the least terrible of terrible possibilities — that the plane had been shot down over the Channel by enemy action . |
| 8 | To begin with I thought I must force myself to be matter-of-fact , not let his abnormality take control of the situation . |
| 9 | Yes , well I was , I was erm , I must put myself in historical context . |
| 10 | I concluded my own column of that week as follows : ‘ After sneering at Lord Mogg , I suppose I should commit myself to a conclusion of my own from the last ten days ' dramas . |
| 11 | I fail to see why I should concern myself with him any further . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You think I should equip myself with a similar implement and we could have a duel ? ’ |
| 13 | And [ wa ] others felt a similar shock at my intention to talk about political jokes relating to contemporary leaders of the modern Arab World and suggested that I should confine myself to the days of the Prophet and the early imams . |
| 14 | I might content myself with thinking about it . |
| 15 | The house I now rent could be let again and in all I might find myself with a handsome income . |
| 16 | They waited for the moment when I might put myself beyond their pale . |
| 17 | The possibility that I might starve myself to death was never raised : instead I was scolded for looking like a scarecrow , and my mother told me that she was ashamed to be seen with me . |
| 18 | ’ And if I can nae manage I 'll sing myself tae sleep in Central Station till the trains start rinnin' in the mornin' . ’ |
| 19 | Rather than spoil the fun I 'll content myself by saying that this really is a flight of fancy even fantasy and one that , questioning our all-too-ready acceptance of linear perspective , makes this whole adventure very worthwhile . |
| 20 | In other words , I 'll tell a few anecdotes about my life , I 'll expose myself to these students and the people who are interested , and well you know , what 's going on with me and we , we 'll have some fun , so it 'll be anything but dry . |
| 21 | I 'll make myself at home . |
| 22 | I 'll cheat myself of the patterns that a beast can register , with its robot-wired mind alert to supernatural vibrations . |
| 23 | I 'll throw myself in front of the next car that comes , she decided . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll go myself in fact . |
| 25 | Else I 'll rob myself of those animal-like perceptions , of the old scum instincts … |
| 26 | I 'll behave myself in future . ’ |
| 27 | I 'll turn myself into a countrywoman yet . ’ |
| 28 | But I 'll insure myself for my dad 's car , hundred and sixty eight pound . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll hang myself from the bars under the light , ’ she said , desperate to sound convincing . |
| 30 | 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 . |