Example sentences of "i [modal v] [vb infin] myself " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to be as free as possible , that my will have the greatest possible range consistent with the similar will of others , it is necessary that there be a way in which I may commit myself … . |
| 2 | You will think me discourteous , but perhaps I may excuse myself by explaining that it is the discourtesy of grief . ’ |
| 3 | I need to be able to see the path ahead in order to plan my route well in advance , or else I may get myself into an awkward position . |
| 4 | In choosing between the goals towards which I spontaneously tend , I may find myself being excited more strongly by what I perceive here and now than by what I imagine from other viewpoints , so that for example a present amusement obliterates consciousness of a future danger . |
| 5 | If I do , I may find myself kebabed between the two . |
| 6 | Elias Hrawi , the West Beirut-based ( Christian ) President , sent a message to world leaders on Feb. 6 asking them to " support any effort or step which I may find myself compelled to take as head of the legitimate [ Lebanese ] government " . |
| 7 | I must remind myself that fear and my submission to it is a statement of disbelief . |
| 8 | I must pull myself together . |
| 9 | I 'm too highly strung , she thought : I must contain myself , not stare . |
| 10 | All of these meetings required careful preparation and I was relieved when my election team agreed with my general tactics , although they added that I must make myself available for private talks with any colleague who asked to see me . |
| 11 | ‘ He went to Prague this morning , ’ Lubor obliged nicely , and then added , ‘ He particularly asked that , should you have any problems or require assistance in any way , I must make myself available to you . ’ |
| 12 | Such an appeal was not to be resisted , but first I had to tell Meehan that if I did look into his case , I must feel myself free to come to whatever conclusions my investigations led me , ‘ whether in your favour or not ’ . |
| 13 | I must content myself with the last verse of a hymn in honour of St Bartholomew : |
| 14 | No , what I have done myself , I must undo myself . |
| 15 | ‘ But you were right when you insisted that I must give myself the opportunity to learn my true feelings , although … ’ |
| 16 | That being so , ‘ I must immerse myself in the atmosphere of my homeland . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Then I must introduce myself to him , yes ? |
| 18 | ‘ Now , I must introduce myself . |
| 19 | I must limit myself to two others who have thrilled and inspired me . |
| 20 | I must clean myself up and get some lunch — I have a meeting on grading with various people up the road in the Civil Service Commission at quarter past two … |
| 21 | But long ago , in 1946 , the questing and the questioning had become almost unbearable , and I knew that to keep my sanity I must force myself to an arbitrary conclusion : I would believe the least terrible of terrible possibilities — that the plane had been shot down over the Channel by enemy action . |
| 22 | To begin with I thought I must force myself to be matter-of-fact , not let his abnormality take control of the situation . |
| 23 | Perhaps I knew already what the answer would be — that I must cut myself free from him . |
| 24 | I have been accused of favouring Transworld in the past , so I feel I must defend myself and say that it is not that I love Transworld so much as that I admire success . |
| 25 | Yes , well I was , I was erm , I must put myself in historical context . |
| 26 | And although for my own part it would be my ruin , yet so great is my veneration for you , so entire my reliance on providence upon so just an occasion that I should think myself but too happy if I might be accepted . |
| 27 | And a very unnatural mother I should think myself if I did not make a push to secure it for Gerald ! ’ |
| 28 | At my age , I should think myself lucky I have to pay Income Tax , I do n't think I 'm like it , no , no it 's , no it 's true . |
| 29 | I concluded my own column of that week as follows : ‘ After sneering at Lord Mogg , I suppose I should commit myself to a conclusion of my own from the last ten days ' dramas . |
| 30 | To know that I , as a person , am thoroughly good , intelligent and desirable , and that being so it is only logical that I should love myself passionately and unconditionally is quite a leap . |