Example sentences of "[verb] myself [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I visualized Alison as living in a classic North Oxford mansion set on a bosky avenue amid the murmuring of innumerable dons , so I was surprised to find myself directed up the hill to Headington . |
| 2 | I fled to the Students ' Union where , within a very few days , I found myself co-opted onto the Students ' Council . |
| 3 | Said the communique De Benedetti sent out by facsimile about an hour after his meeting with the judges , which the paper said seemed to be written in his own hand : ‘ Several times , I resisted the vexations of the regime , in some occasions I resigned myself to accept them , but only when I found myself faced with the necessity of defending the survival of the company and the thousands of dependents and shareholders toward whom I felt a massive responsibility . |
| 4 | I soon found myself engrossed in the history of the valley ; tales and stories of the turbulent times of Border wars . |
| 5 | One horrible night I found myself crouched at the door , listening for sounds of pain which would have given me pleasure , sounds of pleasure that would have hurt . |
| 6 | Since I hated the police , it was natural that I should feel myself aligned with the prostitutes . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I felt myself propelled towards the stage . |
| 9 | Making myself known to the Press Department of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Centre , I was first taken to see the James Melton Show , another extremely popular national network feature . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I asked him again , shouting to make myself heard above the grumble of thunder and the sound of water . |
| 14 | ‘ You see , ’ I explained , ‘ for two years I 've had to shout to make myself understood by the giants . |
| 15 | ‘ I am not here to make myself known to the police . |
| 16 | I am ushered reverently into a cabin and pick up the quaint hand set , which has an additional round earpiece for clamping over the spare ear , so that I see myself reflected in the glass like a radio operator or a session singer . |