Example sentences of "i [vb base] myself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I introduce myself to a class that I am working with for the first time I frequently begin by asking them to sit close by me on the floor and listen with their eyes shut to the sound of a pair of Indian bells struck together . |
| 2 | I despise you , and I despise myself for needing you , but I do need . ’ |
| 3 | Pinning the laminate onto my dress , I launch myself into the throng . |
| 4 | I mean myself as a councillor I think i if you 're a councillor you should be involved in the strike in one way or another you know . |
| 5 | Dostoevsky has an impudent way of making his narrator declare ‘ As a chronicler I confine myself to presenting events exactly as they happened , and it 's not my fault if they appear incredible ’ — like the son of the house writing home about his time on the North-West Frontier of India . |
| 6 | True faith in God means that I distrust myself in order to trust in God . |
| 7 | I reproach myself at the same time . |
| 8 | John is the only person I talk to about how ugly and disgusting I feel , how fat I think I am , how much I hate myself for being out of control . |
| 9 | I hate myself for being weak , and wish I were younger and stronger , but I 'm 68 years old and no match for them . |
| 10 | I hate myself for asking , but why did you leave ? |
| 11 | ‘ It 's patronising , and it 's my own fault that you can all patronise me , and I hate myself for it . ’ |
| 12 | I hate myself for doing it , but it comes so naturally I have no choice . |
| 13 | You ca n't know how much I hate myself for not believing you . |
| 14 | I associate myself with the expressions of sympathy . |
| 15 | I associate myself with the remarks made by hon. Members in all parts of the House about the hon. and learned Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) , who has been through an ordeal that none of us would wish to share . |
| 16 | I shift myself from the mirror to the window , to see what she does . |
| 17 | The reader may have gathered by now that I place myself amongst this group . |
| 18 | As Crilly can not drive , I ply myself with junk food and coffee , preparing myself for the wheel . |
| 19 | I curse myself for not strangling you in your cradle . |
| 20 | So the ones I definitely know I 'm going to get appointments with , if I go and do that , I put myself into a comfort zone do n't I ? |
| 21 | It is important that I put myself in a position to be able to give you the best possible advice . |
| 22 | God forbid it if ever I put myself in your position ! |
| 23 | I let myself into our corridor , soundlessly , and crept down the back stairs and out of the back door without hearing or seeing any member of the Home staff . |
| 24 | I let myself into the cellar , locked the door behind me . |
| 25 | It was a nice flat with a good view and as I let myself into Stuart Street , I wished I could remember how to find it again . |
| 26 | Next afternoon when I let myself in Miss Louise was not asleep ; she was seated , upright in her chair , eyes wide open . |
| 27 | Now that I seek myself in a serpent |
| 28 | I restrict myself to pointing to the human misery that follows on such events and our human and Christian responsibilities in the face of such hardship . |
| 29 | I cover myself with insect repellent , have a drink of water ( my two foresights ) . |
| 30 | I prop myself on my elbows . |