Example sentences of "myself [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I was a little bit of a skinhead myself for a while .
2 Talking of which , you 'll laugh when you hear I went a bit bonkers myself for a while .
3 And sometimes I build in a Sunday walk , something I really enjoy , to reward myself for a ‘ hard ’ week !
4 When I 'd completed this process I turned to the mirror to look at myself for a last time .
5 I think I 'll keep it to myself for a while .
6 I must have been misguiding myself for a very long time Mr .
7 Anyway , now that I 've got you to myself for a moment can we make some plans ?
8 I chose to write on the Holy Spirit myself for a very definite reason .
9 ‘ I am twenty-four , independent , I have my own flat , my own business , and I think I can take care of myself for a couple of weeks on a small , friendly Mediterranean island , thanks very much !
10 ‘ Besides , if we hurry home , I can have you all to myself for a while before they come . ’
11 When I get back to base , bruised and battered , I brace myself for a reception that will make the Day of Judgment look like a Sunday School picnic .
12 I forgot myself for a moment back in the woods , it is true , ’ he admitted in a goaded voice , ‘ but the circumstances were exceptional .
13 Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’
14 ‘ I simply forgot myself for a moment , that 's all , ’ she said stiffly .
15 You do n't really think I risked making a fool of myself for a quick thank-you and a handshake , do you ? ’
16 ‘ Because I 've decided to give up the artificial fiction of being myself for the genuine , satisfying falseness of being somebody else .
17 I rise to return thanks on behalf of my fellow guests and myself for the honour you have done us , and the pleasure you have given us , by asking us to share in this , your annual occasion .
18 I have grown it myself for the last twelve years , in a small colony in a north-facing border which maintains itself by self-sown seedlings .
19 Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst .
20 I prepared myself for the baton change as Mac set off on his leg , so I did not see what happened there .
21 I naturally felt very good about it and proud of myself for the discipline I had shown during the winter in getting down to the work necessary to achieve the successes I had obtained .
22 I had to live with myself for the rest of my life .
23 Yes , I have prostituted myself for the sake of art .
24 I looked up at his face and braced myself for the inevitable blast .
25 ‘ But I 'm talking too much — it 's having you all to myself for the first time . ’
26 I 'm preparing myself for the next life .
27 The bamboo rungs , though wide and strong , were loosely lashed with unreliable cordage , and Lorne 's and my first simultaneous step onto the lowest rung resulted in it slipping its knots and depositing us both heavily in the mud — myself for the second time in less than twenty minutes .
28 I became seasoned , gained experience , all the while preparing myself for the lucky chance that would surely come .
29 And braced myself for the deluge of his anger .
30 I climbed on to the shed roof and gathered myself for the jump .
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