Example sentences of "i [verb] myself for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I prepared myself for the baton change as Mac set off on his leg , so I did not see what happened there . |
| 2 | I defended myself for the first time : I pushed him away . |
| 3 | I forgot myself for a moment back in the woods , it is true , ’ he admitted in a goaded voice , ‘ but the circumstances were exceptional . |
| 4 | Okay , tell me , " I said , and I stiffened myself for the worst . |
| 5 | Kernaghan , seeking a transfer this summer from relegated Middlesbrough , said : ’ I 'm pleased and relieved because I blamed myself for the goal Albania scored against us in the last match . |
| 6 | When I get back to base , bruised and battered , I brace myself for a reception that will make the Day of Judgment look like a Sunday School picnic . |
| 7 | I brace myself for the sight of the posters , unrolled and exposed , and the dole cards . |
| 8 | I braced myself for the explosion but luckily it went between the wheels . |
| 9 | I 'm a single parent , and I blame myself for the way he is — but I feel it 's too late to get through to him now as talking or reasoning does n't work . |
| 10 | I blame myself for the things that happened later . |