Example sentences of "he [vb past] tell [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , he tried to tell himself , that was n't it ; nothing so mean , nothing so unreasonable . |
| 2 | Forget it , he tried to tell himself . |
| 3 | He tried to tell himself he was being ridiculous . |
| 4 | He tried to tell himself that he had dreamt it . |
| 5 | He tried to tell himself that it did n't matter , that you could find the same situation all over the West End ; back in the long-lost days of sweetness and light he could remember taking his wife to a performance of Jesus Christ , Superstar when it had gone through so many cast changes that no-one was even bothering to count , and what a bunch of wankers they 'd been . |
| 6 | When she 'd been selected , and automatically compelled to leave the Navy , taking an appointment at a civilian hospital , he 'd told himself that it was his duty to visit her to see that she was settled in … not lonely . |
| 7 | He kept telling himself that he was as good as anyone around . |
| 8 | When he had left Sarah at Maggie Byrne 's hovel that fateful day last December he had told himself she was no different from a hundred other girls . |
| 9 | He had told himself : ‘ I must never believe that a lie is the truth . |
| 10 | He had told himself that his name was Michael Holly , he had set himself that challenge . |
| 11 | After rescuing McAllister just over a fortnight ago , he had told himself firmly , This must stop ! and himself had refused to listen . |
| 12 | A higher power , he had told himself . |