Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pn reflx] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Part of me hates him , ’ he admitted , ‘ and the other part of me hates myself for feeling jealous of such a fantastic guy . ’ |
| 2 | In this way , I amused myself for some minutes until I turned my head a fraction and discovered that the old lady was watching me . |
| 3 | I amused myself for about a month doing that , but when I got the cast taken off I found it uncomfortable to play conventional style — so I 've always felt right at home playing over the neck . |
| 4 | I despise you , and I despise myself for needing you , but I do need . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I hate myself for being weak , and wish I were younger and stronger , but I 'm 68 years old and no match for them . |
| 7 | I hate myself for asking , but why did you leave ? |
| 8 | ‘ It 's patronising , and it 's my own fault that you can all patronise me , and I hate myself for it . ’ |
| 9 | I hate myself for doing it , but it comes so naturally I have no choice . |
| 10 | You ca n't know how much I hate myself for not believing you . |
| 11 | I was excited at the thought of finding fossils eight hundred miles from the sea , but I chastised myself for being so stupid . |
| 12 | Why should I beggar myself for you ? ’ |
| 13 | I curse myself for not strangling you in your cradle . |
| 14 | My boss returned along the passage at a furious gallop and I steeled myself for some unpleasantness as the young man was rousted from his bed . |
| 15 | All thoughts of tiredness had now gone as I prepared myself for breakfast and quickened my pace towards the barn . |
| 16 | I prepared myself for immersion , with my new book of instructions at hand , and then went down the steps of the mikva into the water , with my mother and friend and the attendant watching me . |
| 17 | I prepared myself for the baton change as Mac set off on his leg , so I did not see what happened there . |
| 18 | So once Posi had drifted the ship down near the surface , I prepared myself for my descent — the cylinder in a carry-net slung over one shoulder , a hand raised to hold on to my hairpiece . |
| 19 | I defended myself for the first time : I pushed him away . |
| 20 | I forgot myself for a moment back in the woods , it is true , ’ he admitted in a goaded voice , ‘ but the circumstances were exceptional . |
| 21 | ‘ I think that secretly , deep down , I hated myself for taking the job . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Well ’ — I hated myself for responding to his interest — ‘ we were looking at different kinds of organisational hierarchy and how to construct optimal decision-making procedures in corporate contexts . ’ |
| 23 | I hated myself for wounding him , and for perhaps driving him to a life of wickedness , or even death . |
| 24 | I hated myself for letting you control my life when you despised me . ’ |
| 25 | I was relieved — I hated myself for it , but I was relieved . |
| 26 | Okay , tell me , " I said , and I stiffened myself for the worst . |
| 27 | I cursed myself for lack of balance ; I was determined to be a professional dancer . |
| 28 | I cursed myself for having made such a feeble thing of life before being shot down . |
| 29 | I cursed myself for not realizing what the trouble was . |
| 30 | Kernaghan , seeking a transfer this summer from relegated Middlesbrough , said : ’ I 'm pleased and relieved because I blamed myself for the goal Albania scored against us in the last match . |