Example sentences of "myself for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the mum of a 12-year-old son , we are both learning as we go along how to use the Amstrad 5086 , my son concentrating more or less on games and school related programs , myself for the odd game , but mainly word-processing ( I have just written my first book ) , genealogy and cheating on addressing the Christmas cards . |
| 2 | The bamboo rungs , though wide and strong , were loosely lashed with unreliable cordage , and Lorne 's and my first simultaneous step onto the lowest rung resulted in it slipping its knots and depositing us both heavily in the mud — myself for the second time in less than twenty minutes . |
| 3 | This awful pain eating away at me is simply anger at myself for the stupid situation I 'm in now . |
| 4 | ‘ But I 'm talking too much — it 's having you all to myself for the first time . ’ |
| 5 | I defended myself for the first time : I pushed him away . |
| 6 | The sorts of experiences that you then get people talking about is really well I 've learnt to stand up for myself for the first time , erm I now know what I want to do , I know who I am , erm projects where I 've been involved , where you get women saying things like well two years ago I would never have dreamt of going and talking to the Council about my house , or my children , or that I ca n't get a job because I ca n't get child care , and I would n't have dreamt of doing that and people who now say well now I can do that , I know that I can go and stand up for myself and stand up for what I think is right , just as well as my husband can . |
| 7 | I 'm preparing myself for the next life . |
| 8 | I became seasoned , gained experience , all the while preparing myself for the lucky chance that would surely come . |
| 9 | I looked up at his face and braced myself for the inevitable blast . |