Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] myself [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I asked myself each time , Why ca n't I make the pot boil ?
2 I asked myself that question on many occasions and wondered how I was supposed to refresh his and other people 's memories without risking the accusation of going on about it all the time .
3 I made myself some medicine , some er honey , glycerine and apple cider vinegar .
4 I made myself another coffee , extended myself on the sofa — my legs quivery with fatigue — opened the folder , pulled out the sheets of paper and started to read .
5 so yesterday when I went I got myself another drape
6 I tried myself this morning , in case you were fit enough to go home , but still no answer . ’
7 I must do the watering carefully , I told myself each day — not make a mess .
8 I tell myself that silence is more likely to be a personal choice than an imposed one . ’
9 I fetch myself another gin while I 'm up and pour a bit in Mum 's tea while I 'm about it .
10 Rereading More Women than Men , I ask myself each time whether the relations between them are suggested with extreme subtlety , or whether something is lacking .
11 With the greatest of reluctance , I decided that it was time I bought myself another detector .
12 I 'll take you take you round myself some time and show you what I mean . "
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