Example sentences of "[verb] myself [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I fled to the Students ' Union where , within a very few days , I found myself co-opted onto the Students ' Council . |
| 2 | Since I hated the police , it was natural that I should feel myself aligned with the prostitutes . |
| 3 | I could n't stop myself thinking of the nights she had spent with Harry and wanting to know how much she had enjoyed them . |
| 4 | I would put on a tape of Tudor madrigals — a new interest — and lie back in the contoured leather seats , letting myself melt into the crevices of Morley 's sinuous six-part harmony and observing the surrounding misery with mounting satisfaction . |
| 5 | I find myself gravitating towards the travellers . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | McEnroe 's autumn slog through Europe , which will include a trip to Wembley for next month 's Silk Cut Championships , is designed for one purpose : ‘ I 'm trying to get myself prepared for the Masters , hopefully to do well . |
| 8 | I got myself elected onto the Students ' Council where I muddled through , never having read the agenda papers and often not knowing what on earth everyone else was talking about . |
| 9 | In July of 1982 , during the Israeli siege of west Beirut , I had myself prowled through the archives to try and discover the political roots of the Lebanese Phalange , Israel 's latest ally in its war against the Palestinians . |
| 10 | ‘ You see , ’ I explained , ‘ for two years I 've had to shout to make myself understood by the giants . |
| 11 | ‘ I am not here to make myself known to the police . |