Example sentences of "i [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | So I made myself at home at the Golden Turk ; the two-faced landlord greeted me civilly enough , providing a chamber on the second floor with a pallet bed and a few sticks of furniture . |
2 | True faith in God means that I distrust myself in order to trust in God . |
3 | I got myself into trouble … |
4 | A couple of days later I was that fed up I got myself in trouble . |
5 | So I dedicated myself to God . |
6 | Well er ha you know I found myself after Budgie managing a singer called Leo and that led to a lot of interesting business and getting involved an , and I sort of forgot Adam Faith for ten years and just got diverted really . |
7 | ‘ I found myself in France a little more than six weeks after I enlisted . |
8 | I found myself in pursuit , not out of choice , but because I was being chased by the mob behind . |
9 | I had to get my passport done , my parents ' written permission because I was only seventeen and I found myself in Paris two days later . |
10 | Again I found myself in bed in a singsong house , and once again a strange girl was lying there beside me . |
11 | Then , it was elbow-dodging for the first few hundred yards , but after a mile I found myself in front . |
12 | And this year , I found myself in Exmouth , with members of my local RSPB group , boarding the Devon Princess 11 at 1pm on the last Saturday in February . |
13 | SUPERNOVAE Starfield Guitars I did n't know exactly what to expect upon opening these guitar cases , but I found myself in danger of becoming seriously enthusiastic about the contents … |
14 | As a music lover I found myself in search of the ultimate sound — and I do n't mean loud boomy bass . |
15 | ( For some reason I found myself in Charlbury last week — about 15 miles from where I thought I was , and ought to have been ! ) |
16 | Suddenly I found myself in hospital clinics being peered at by hundreds of doctors , all making interested sounding noises and saying long biological words . |
17 | While my sisters wore sundresses , their backs and shoulders bared , I swathed myself in jackets , scarves and gloves . |
18 | As Crilly can not drive , I ply myself with junk food and coffee , preparing myself for the wheel . |
19 | It was a nice flat with a good view and as I let myself into Stuart Street , I wished I could remember how to find it again . |
20 | Next afternoon when I let myself in Miss Louise was not asleep ; she was seated , upright in her chair , eyes wide open . |
21 | All thoughts of tiredness had now gone as I prepared myself for breakfast and quickened my pace towards the barn . |
22 | I prepared myself for immersion , with my new book of instructions at hand , and then went down the steps of the mikva into the water , with my mother and friend and the attendant watching me . |
23 | I cover myself with insect repellent , have a drink of water ( my two foresights ) . |
24 | I threw myself on top of the wheelbarrow to hold it down as he passed . |
25 | My girlfriend , after my eleven-month absence , had understandably left me , and it was in the company of my two still-faithful black cats that I threw myself into writing . |
26 | But I do not try to re-read the text to make it more acceptable ; I dissociate myself from Shakespeare 's outlook . |
27 | One day I uncovered myself in front of him , stroked my body , my breasts , my ass . |
28 | I release myself from pain and struggle . |
29 | When Epictetus was arguing with a rich man , someone said to him : ‘ If I devote myself to philosophy , I shall not own a farm , or have riches , or own silver goblets and gold plate . ’ |
30 | I cursed myself for lack of balance ; I was determined to be a professional dancer . |