Example sentences of "[vb infin] myself [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ If the Tories get in , I 'll go out and buy myself a new frock , ’ said perhaps the most influential man in British fashion . |
2 | Then I had to save up and buy myself a black dress for the afternoons when the housemaid was out , you see . |
3 | ‘ Do you realize , I can buy myself a gun now , and keep rabbits out of my own lettuces ? ’ |
4 | Perhaps , as my niece would say , I should buy myself a new dictionary . |
5 | I think if I was going to go Sunday I think I 'd buy myself a few cos that |
6 | I do n't claim to be an expert and I certainly do n't consider myself a clever clogs . |
7 | ‘ I do n't consider myself an idiot and anyone who says I am does n't know what they 're talking about . |
8 | I would consider myself an old-fashioned painter . ’ |
9 | By that reckoning I can certainly count myself a ‘ real climber ’ . |
10 | ‘ But without doubt he was the greatest player I have been in the same side with and he helped me improve myself no end . |
11 | Needless to say , I did n't buy the memory expansion and did n't give myself a Christmas present . |
12 | I ca n't give myself the great happiness of promising to be yours — because I am sure I ought not to ! ’ |
13 | ‘ But you were right when you insisted that I must give myself the opportunity to learn my true feelings , although … ’ |
14 | ‘ Now I shall pour myself a drink , ’ she wrote . |
15 | Something made me pour myself a glass of wine before Stuart returned at his usual hour of 6.30 . |
16 | I 'm gon na do myself a sandwich . |
17 | ‘ No , I think I 'll call myself a collector , an amateur . |
18 | When I fly out from the nest over the moors to its great and awesome cliff and gyre on the winds out over the sea then can I call myself a Wrath eagle . ’ |
19 | ‘ Although I 'm champion and it 's been a wonderful year I feel I ca n't truly call myself the title holder until I beat Joey on the roads . ’ |
20 | If I were my patient , she asked herself , would I prescribe myself a tranquillizer ? |
21 | I did allow myself a Metastim tablet from my belt pouch , but even its effect was minimal , and temporary . |
22 | I can not divorce her nor can I proclaim myself a cuckold , to be a common joke amongst my tenants and fellows . |
23 | ‘ I 'll get myself a coffee . |
24 | I 'd just get myself a fine eejit of a man to keep me in barley sugar all day . ’ |
25 | Well , I 'll go and get myself a glass , and we 'll drink together . ’ |
26 | Now I 'm going to go inside and get myself a drink , ’ he announced , ‘ and then we are going to go over to the far field where there 's a modicum of peace and we are going to look at these plans together , OK ? ’ |
27 | She was back at the desk when he stood up , stretched elaborately , and said : ‘ Guess I 'll get myself a cup of coffee . ’ |
28 | I thought I might get myself a pair of those . |
29 | but if I thought we were coming back , I 'd get myself a little car . |
30 | Oh dear anyhow I 'll get myself a drop of drink , you say it 's seven o'clock do ya ? |