Example sentences of "let myself [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I have never let myself go like that , ’ Alida said , ‘ never . |
2 | But I should n't have let myself get near that cringing landlord . |
3 | I should n't have let myself fall in love with him ! she thought angrily . |
4 | I let myself unwind at last — how good it feels to be back in the field , especially in this cinnamon-scented corner of the mortal sphere . |
5 | I kept that up until dawn , when the search party returned , Esmerelda-less , then I let myself go to sleep . |
6 | But I think that was when I was in the sea holding on to the bit of foam , and more or less just let myself float under the water , but me arm was round the top of the bit of foam , on the surface , and I think it got burnt by the the heat off the platform then . |
7 | Let myself fall into that trap again ? |
8 | 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 . |
9 | One thing was clear in the confusion-that I could not even let myself think about the matter unless my physical health was up to it . |
10 | I tell myself that I will let myself lie in bed for another five minutes though I stipulate that I am not allowed to go back to sleep and that I have to count out the five-minutes in my head . |
11 | And he does seem to like me , but I dare n't let myself fall in love with him . |