Example sentences of "[v-ing] myself on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not patting myself on the back — it 's a highly competitive business and one needs selfish , single-minded dedication to succeed , but because female comics were rare in my day , competition was negligible , and I was able to be generous . |
| 2 | I got to my feet , supporting myself on the side of the shelter . |
| 3 | ‘ Maybe I was n't disgracing myself on the park , but I was cheating the Sheffield fans and manager Jimmy Sirrell . |
| 4 | I walk along the side of the motel scratching myself on the pebble dash , for carelessness . |
| 5 | ‘ The truth is I knew throughout the summer that my game was not as sharp and I was not enjoying myself on the course as I did in 1991 . |
| 6 | It suddenly occurred to me that I had been so busy enjoying myself on the Mantela that I had never even opened either of them . |
| 7 | I said miserably , throwing myself on the cab-driver 's mercy : |
| 8 | CATHERINE Crossing the road , tripping over something , burning myself on the stove , people who take advantage of you , though sometimes being blind protects me too . |