Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] myself for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I despise you , and I despise myself for needing you , but I do need . ’ |
| 2 | My boss returned along the passage at a furious gallop and I steeled myself for some unpleasantness as the young man was rousted from his bed . |
| 3 | Okay , tell me , " I said , and I stiffened myself for the worst . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's patronising , and it 's my own fault that you can all patronise me , and I hate myself for it . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |