Example sentences of "[pers pn] had [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I first went to see Timo Metsola I had to represent myself as a reporter from that magazine . |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | ‘ The day was over , and from dawn to twilight , or rather from one night to another , I had lost myself in that symphony . ’ |
| 4 | I had disguised myself with an old cardigan with faded leather elbow patches and a copy of the Daily Express . |
| 5 | I finished the song and only as I left the stage did I realise I had wet myself with fear . |
| 6 | By the end of that apprenticeship … well , a tacit acceptance would depend on how I had conducted myself in the meantime . |
| 7 | Now , suddenly I had to remind myself of the truth . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | Because , apart from the emotion of the moment , what had made me take this decision was really a kind of pride : I had to see myself as someone who had done the ‘ right thing ’ . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | What was this very special place that only a few hours ago I had cursed myself for entering ? |
| 12 | I had to force myself up the path to his front door . |
| 13 | I had to force myself down the street to his house . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I had bestowed myself on Nour , and from now on he could do with me as he would . |
| 16 | I knew that I had to protect myself from another pounding — if I let him into my heart I would be done for . |
| 17 | ‘ I had got myself in a very foolish position . |
| 18 | I had included myself in the North Oxford set as of right , a right seemingly confirmed by the way Alison had approached me and the ease with which we had conversed . |
| 19 | By the summer of 1937 I had busied myself with journalism and with radio programme production for eight years , and I was becoming restless . |
| 20 | I was due to pay my second visit to my surgeon after my operation , and I had committed myself to returning to the Centre for a day visit at the end of October . |
| 21 | With my finances stretched to the limit because I had committed myself to spending all of that May in the Highlands , I drove back to the pub in Glenelg to consider it . |
| 22 | By now I had covered a fair expanse of this wood , and I had resigned myself to the fact that this would be the earliest I would get , regardless of what was in the ground . |
| 23 | ‘ And , to be fair to the boy , I possibly confused him , since when he very properly inquired as to whether or not I was a patient , I had to admit myself in some doubt on the point . ’ |
| 24 | I had recovered myself by now . |
| 25 | Perhaps if I had allowed myself to be doubtful , I might have understood Mick 's concern about the rules , and his inability to express it without aggressive confrontation . |
| 26 | I did enjoy myself , once I had accustomed myself to the way the Yanks danced . |
| 27 | I can look back with pride on recalling how well I had adapted myself to this trade , and all aspects involved . |
| 28 | I had to restrain myself from running after her and asking who she was — heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire perhaps ? |
| 29 | Earlier in the day , while looking for the swimming-pool , I had found myself in a park containing the largest number of fire-engines I had ever seen . |
| 30 | If I had confined myself to initiating ‘ creative drama ’ or ‘ improvisation ’ , I might well have remained satisfied with his participation for he was indeed meeting all the requirements of dramatic playing . |