Example sentences of "myself [prep] the [noun sg] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I console myself with the thought that whatever happens to the ankles of others ( and there is no doubt that prettily turned item is a tremendous turn-on ) , mine are contemplated without the libido 's charging in with its usual tedious cries of ‘ Me , me , me ’ . |
| 2 | Reeling somewhat from the gin concoction , and making for the captain 's office , I console myself with the thought that if I need anything from an appendectomy to open heart surgery , there is no shortage of equipment or expertise to hand . |
| 3 | I consoled myself with the thought that he would n't find out from me ; there was enough trouble at home already . |
| 4 | There have been a few moments during the making of Aspel and Company which have aged me considerably — but then I comfort myself with the thought that life would be very dull without any crises to get the heart racing . |
| 5 | Having replied Yes with much confidence in his initial request I did not think I could take two steps to the rear , so I hastened to add that the job would take me some considerable time as ti would be my spare-time/spare-time job , consoled myself with the thought that it was the first time that I had made anything to be used in a church , so it would be a challenge . |
| 6 | Indeed I have often chided myself with the realization that I have not lived up to the standards that they set . |
| 7 | It is a struggle to paint grasses in a true watercolour technique and the purist may well react against the use of white and acrylic here , but I have found a release from the restrictions of technique through this method and comfort myself with the knowledge that white has been in common use by artists throughout the history of watercolour painting . |
| 8 | I satisfied myself with the knowledge that I would suffer far more from leaving him than he would suffer from my absence . |
| 9 | ‘ I see now what a mistake it was to listen to her , but she planted the seed quite naturally , in her own devious little way , and I thought about it , torturing myself with the knowledge that it was a possibility . |
| 10 | May I associate myself with the praise that has been heaped on the know-how fund ? |
| 11 | I am still very critical of my own shape but I console myself with the fact that while it is far from perfect , it is better than it used to be . |
| 12 | For three years I consoled myself with the fact that one minute he was laughing and joking the next it was over . ’ |
| 13 | I comfort myself with the belief that my friend was right and those epic days on the crags will endure long after the memories of trouble-free ascents , which merely add another tick to the guidebook , have dimmed . |
| 14 | This is why , at the moment , I 'm being a bit cautious about remaining in my cavity I do n't want to find myself in the situation that I 'm held to sell . |
| 15 | Well first of all I must distance myself from the image that is presented by nearly all introductory textbooks of cultural anthropology . |
| 16 | I mean I think I 've already resigned myself to the fact that I 'm going to have to do one maybe two years more before I get anything like |
| 17 | By now I had covered a fair expanse of this wood , and I had resigned myself to the fact that this would be the earliest I would get , regardless of what was in the ground . |
| 18 | ‘ I was actually satisfied with that , if only because I 'd resigned myself to the fact that I 'd never be thin , ’ she admits . |
| 19 | At 16 , I resigned myself to the fact that I 'd never really be thin ’ |
| 20 | Of course Scamp gets to claim about twenty grand on some dubious insurance policy and I resign myself to the fact that I 'll never get beyond Inspector . |
| 21 | " I might as well resign myself to the fact that Matthew Preston is not out of my life . |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't do it grudgingly , I 'd resigned myself to the fact that football was his burning passion . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Opposition Back-Bench Members have been questioning my right hon. and hon. Friends and myself on the basis that we shall be here for a long time , whereas Front-Bench spokesmen still nurse the occasional illusion . |