Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] myself [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But long ago , in 1946 , the questing and the questioning had become almost unbearable , and I knew that to keep my sanity I must force myself to an arbitrary conclusion : I would believe the least terrible of terrible possibilities — that the plane had been shot down over the Channel by enemy action . |
| 2 | I must content myself with the last verse of a hymn in honour of St Bartholomew : |
| 3 | ‘ You think I should equip myself with a similar implement and we could have a duel ? ’ |
| 4 | The house I now rent could be let again and in all I might find myself with a handsome income . |
| 5 | If I was n't going to enjoy a plethora of gifts and compliments , at least I could soak myself in a great comforting pool of self-pity . |
| 6 | ‘ With one bound I would throw myself on the large white bearskin , which I adored , and cover its great head with kisses . ’ |
| 7 | Althusser denies the need for a more detailed account on the grounds that ‘ As the formal structure of all ideology is always the same , I shall restrict myself to a single example , one accessible to everyone , that of religious ideology , with the proviso that the same demonstration can be produced for ethical , legal , political , aesthetic ideology , etc . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I would describe myself as a Communist but other Socialist traditions are also important . ’ |
| 9 | Amitha : I suppose , if asked , I would describe myself as a Black Gujarati lesbian . |
| 10 | In arguing this I shall limit myself to the internal characteristics of the National Curriculum . |
| 11 | What those consequences are is not too hard to deduce ( see Appendix , A7 ) but , ever conscious of the susceptibilities of my mathematically weaker brethren , I shall content myself with a qualitative discussion . |
| 12 | If I simply concentrated on reducing the network , I would involve myself in a long and profitless public , political and industrial row . |
| 13 | Yet there are also brief moments of recovery , moments of gratified desire and a coming to life : ‘ on this abandoned divan , I shall inhale for a long while still the earthy , vegetal smell which the faun left behind ; then , in the morning , wakened at dawn , I shall fling myself into the delicious air ’ ( p. 104 ) . |
| 14 | I need to be able to see the path ahead in order to plan my route well in advance , or else I may get myself into an awkward position . |
| 15 | In the present chapter , I will restrict myself to a simple summary of Kuhn 's views . |
| 16 | On page 48 , Jim Levi profiles the man who will occupy one of the hottest seats in British banking , so I will confine myself to a few points . |
| 17 | A fuller description of this can be found in the paperback edition of A Presumption of Innocence , so here I will confine myself to the main points . |
| 18 | To attempt to summarise the cookery of the Far East in two or three paragraphs would be impossible , so I will limit myself to a brief description of some of the more readily available Oriental foods , and an Eastern style recipe for the buffet table which is always very popular in my catering business . |
| 19 | Almost every line of this surprisingly underrated poem is relevant to the subject in hand , but I will limit myself to the following short extract : |