Example sentences of "myself [that] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No-one else in our aircraft appeared to be the least bit concerned , but my relief as we finally drew near the coast of England again and then began our descent to the safety of solid earth was so great that I made a little promise to myself that I would never again set foot in an aeroplane , so long as I could be permitted to survive this one trip . |
| 2 | That day I made a vow to myself that I would return to Athens and run better . |
| 3 | I promised to myself that I would never write an article about having a baby , never ever write that a baby was a celebration and examination of the mystery of our own being , and of course avoid the trap of believing that we were the first and only couple to have a baby . |
| 4 | At the time I told myself that I would take a train to Perpignan and from there explore the more accessible small seaside places just because they sounded nice and quiet and I had n't seen them before . |
| 5 | But then I told myself that I would only have been his mistress , in a foreign country , and for a short time , until he grew tired of me . |
| 6 | ‘ I could not have my revenge on those sub-human creatures who actually killed my father , but I swore to myself that I would find the British Judas who had betrayed him and have revenge . ’ |
| 7 | As I cleaned the little beauty and mounted it in my new display case , I promised myself that I would do everything possible to provide it with a few companions in the months that followed . |
| 8 | Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that last Friday , on a delegation to Kiev , I took the opportunity — as I had always promised myself that I would if ever I were in Kiev — to visit Babi Yar , just outside the city limits , where in two years of Nazi terror and occupation tens of thousands of people were murdered ? |
| 9 | I tell myself that I 'll know in the morning but still I lie awake . |
| 10 | I had also proved to myself that I could play football at least as well as the other boys , if not better . |
| 11 | By the time that I began to work with Ahmed and Amitha , I had resolved within myself that I could n't be anything other than a Black lesbian and that was in itself its own political identity , one that did not require validation from either the women 's , gay or Black movements . |
| 12 | ‘ That 's nice , ’ I said to a stranger , speaking only to reassure myself that I could . |
| 13 | I told myself that I could not — that I had to make her admit what we both knew — that she was in love with me , and always had been . |
| 14 | ‘ I had a successful career myself that I could have pursued had I opted to . ’ |
| 15 | I wanted to prove to myself that I could finish the race , and I did n't want to disappoint those who had sponsored me . |
| 16 | I am also so excited , so appalled , so outside myself that I can look down at myself , so peculiarly detached , and yet also so vividly held stickily intact within myself that nothing makes sense and the moments do not join together in any comprehensible scale of time . |
| 17 | I 've come to walk with Beefy — not just to prove to myself that I can , but to bring this terrible disease out in the open . |
| 18 | I ca n't stress too much the value I give my tears … they are priceless , beyond words , they are the most private part of myself that I can share with those who draw close to me . |
| 19 | But I flatter myself that I can meet this danger more calmly and securely than most philologists ; my philosophical seriousness is already too deeply rooted , the true and essential problems of life and thought have been too clearly shown to me by the great mystagogue Schopenhauer … " ( 1869 ) ; " I love the Greeks more and more … [ but ] … the philologist 's existence … seems to me more and more anomalous " ( 1870 ) ; " For me , everything that is best and most beautiful is associated with the names Schopenhauer and Wagner , and I am proud and happy to share this feeling with my closest friends " ( 1870 again ) ; and from the close of the same year , " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years ; let us take it as a sorrowful lesson … I realize what Schopenhauer 's doctrine of university wisdom is all about … |
| 20 | ‘ But I do not flatter myself that I can do anything about them . |
| 21 | I think to myself that I can serve in opposition , make my case and perhaps win the next election , so I accept the result . |
| 22 | ‘ At least I proved to myself that I can do the business . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I hope I do not disturb you by telephoning you ; I find out you live in London from Piers , and so I think to myself that I will phone . ’ |
| 24 | I tell myself that I will let myself lie in bed for another five minutes though I stipulate that I am not allowed to go back to sleep and that I have to count out the five-minutes in my head . |
| 25 | This caused such a burst of indignation from the players that I drew stumps swearing to myself that I 'd never umpire again — and I have n't ! |
| 26 | Why did I kid myself that I 'd ever get there successfully in my condition ? ’ |
| 27 | Finally I dragged myself away , telling myself that I 'd get a chance to use it properly soon enough . |
| 28 | So , I made a promise to myself that I 'd never be late with any deadlines . |