Example sentences of "myself [adv] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can cover the issue by associating myself wholly with the speeches by my hon. Friends the Members for Saffron Walden ( Mr. Haselhurst ) and for Crawley ( Mr. Soames ) , who said precisely what I think . |
| 2 | With one foot on the platform and the other hovering over the stairwell , I had to draw myself in with real concentration at every stop when the driver came round to unjam the ‘ automatic ’ door . |
| 3 | I did not want to lock myself in with Heathcliff . |
| 4 | Perhaps she just did it out of the goodness of her heart — or perhaps ( and this thought provoked a fresh spurt of giggles in my throat ) half the little souvenirs that littered her room were tokens of gratitude — from Torquay , Margate and Llandrindod Wells — I pulled myself together with a great effort , and took my hands from my face . |
| 5 | To some temperaments it may seem that in crediting myself only with a capacity to choose between reactions which themselves are not chosen but caused , I would be representing myself as something less than human . |
| 6 | How I tend to start with the boring bits like the sky and then reward myself later with an interesting part like a face or a patch of white . |
| 7 | No answer from me — if there was an Umpire , he would know what was in my heart — instead I gave myself orders , pumping myself up with little pecks of the head : Concentrate . |
| 8 | What am I doing , tangling myself up with a girl at a time like this ? |
| 9 | I associate myself also with the remarks made by the Opposition Chief Whip about the dignity with which the hon. and learned Gentleman has borne himself in adversity . |
| 10 | I tried to knock myself out with some cider I 'd bought , then I swallowed a bottle of weedkiller and started to walk towards the lake . |
| 11 | Anyway I can push myself forward with the local people and w an anybody with anything to do with photography . |
| 12 | It made me look at myself again with a more critical eye and say yes , I can be more positive and look to the future with renewed optimism . |
| 13 | Why would I pretend to involve myself romantically with a woman whose sister has already wreaked such havoc in my family , hmm ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ So I climbed into the back seat , ’ he recalled , ‘ stripped off the suit I was wearing and put on my pyjamas , thinking I could dry myself afterwards with the spare pair . |