Example sentences of "[subord] i have [verb] myself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I did enjoy myself , once I had accustomed myself to the way the Yanks danced . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ There was no reason to tell you of my proposal until I 'd assured myself of his agreement to it . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | no that 's right , yeah , I mean , I , I 've said it , I do n't care , but er I 've said in the past that er , I think some of the reason me and Ann split up was , I mean she always used to say I never treated her right and all things like that , I did you know , and I do care for her , but a lot of the things was I never showed it because erm if anything bothered me I never know it showed and it did n't bloody bother me because I 'd resolved myself after Julie that I 'd never let anything bother me again |
| 9 | ‘ I was actually satisfied with that , if only because I 'd resigned myself to the fact that I 'd never be thin , ’ she admits . |
| 10 | Mr D. Davidson turned out to be Alec 's father and after I had identified myself as an old school-friend of Alec 's — I allowed myself a little poetic licence in this description — he confirmed that Alec still lived in Strondonald . |
| 11 | In fact later on during the flight , when I 'd unravelled myself from this guy and was playing poker with some French people , I asked God to give me the sign then , in the hand I was about to get . |
| 12 | I had to fight for the right to cut dresses as well as suits , to make evening dress as well as day wear and even now , when I 've proved myself in those areas , I have to fight members of my own staff who believe I should still stick to producing powerful women 's suits . |
| 13 | Ash had been in London for a programming interview with some big insurance company and had offered me a lift back home , or to Gallanach anyway , as I 'd exiled myself from Lochgair . |
| 14 | One can still argue , as I have argued myself in connection with the correlation of the north-west European Trias , that major events , such as marine transgressions on to one part of a continent , are likely to have more widespread effects in the rest of that continent . |
| 15 | I 'd live off my wits even though I 've geared myself to be a footballer . |