Example sentences of "myself [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , as I explained to the Almighty , at 30,000 feet I was much nearer to him than ever before and , shouting to make myself heard above those damned engines , perhaps there was an even money chance of being heard . |
| 2 | ‘ Kick hard left again ’ ; I yelled to make myself heard above the deafening roar of the wind and the sea . |
| 3 | I asked him again , shouting to make myself heard above the grumble of thunder and the sound of water . |
| 4 | A couple of years ago , I found myself consumed with this very thought . |
| 5 | I myself toyed with a philosophical perfecto … |
| 6 | At table number six I found myself placed between Mackie and Erica Upton , who were already seated . |
| 7 | One thing was clear in the confusion-that I could not even let myself think about the matter unless my physical health was up to it . |
| 8 | I felt quite embarrassed and excused myself to go to the cloakroom . |
| 9 | I excuse myself to go to the toilet and throw up . |
| 10 | Look , I know it 's asking a lot , but I ca n't bring myself to go through Billy 's things . |
| 11 | But it was n't until a fortnight after the accident , when I took it upon myself to see to the downstairs — particularly the kitchen which was in a state — ready for Auntie 's visit next day , that the riddle was solved . |
| 12 | The most I 'd allowed myself to see of the inside of that room during his three months at Sleet was himself half naked ruled into a margin of light . |
| 13 | I therefore managed to get myself accredited as a journalist to cover the visit to Rome by Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax in early January 1939 for talks with Mussolini . |
| 14 | Their arguments were faultless and after a few moments I felt myself drowning in doubt , drowning in the time trap surrounding the area . |
| 15 | In the meantime , despite my reservations , I found myself reflecting on headvoice 's idea : I had to admit , it might make a story . |
| 16 | Between ourselves , I sometimes find myself struggling with the reality of living in a Church which patently does not live out the implications of all this . |
| 17 | I will take it easy and I will have myself checked by a doctor . |
| 18 | I ca n't speak for everyone , but whenever I find myself eating in a pub it 's usually because raging hunger has overcome the judgement of discriminating palate . |
| 19 | I felt a thump on my back and an instant later found myself propelled along the winding lane at close to racing speed , courtesy of Steve , fourth member of the Peugeot team out for a training run . |
| 20 | I felt myself propelled towards the stage . |
| 21 | I found myself gazing at the harmonium and my memories of the happy times I 'd spent listening to Miss Louise play came flooding back and I wept more . |
| 22 | Since I hated the police , it was natural that I should feel myself aligned with the prostitutes . |
| 23 | Heavy rain the night before meant the pitch was waterlogged , and a misunderstanding between the groundsman and myself led to his directing all vehicles on to the playing area . |
| 24 | As for morals , I shall have on this policy to refuse to condemn even Hitler 's genocide , although I might permit myself to sneer at it as stupid , because the theories about the Aryan race and the Jewish conspiracy which inspired it were fantasies . |
| 25 | My mother ignored this , while I felt myself flush with vicarious embarrassment . |
| 26 | People on our needs register are not swimming in cash , they 're not people who think I shall have a cushy number here , I 'll go and get myself housed by the local authority . |
| 27 | If I do , I may find myself kebabed between the two . |
| 28 | I FIND MYSELF caught in the toils of having to give a personal explanation for why I ca n't write a personal explanation for the formation of my adult beliefs . |
| 29 | I went slowly , and presently found myself walking towards a most spectacular sunset . |
| 30 | I found myself superseded by much younger men , and so resigned and was duly pensioned off . |