Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] myself [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So let me confine myself simply to inviting erm , Penny , to propose the resolution . |
| 2 | With some wariness I lowered myself on to the front edge of his couch , while form one side more flunkeys appeared , guiding a hover-table laden with delicacies and fancy drinks . |
| 3 | I lowered myself down off the fence . |
| 4 | I flung myself down on the grass in the sunshine and stared up at the blue . |
| 5 | I flung myself out of bed and into her arms . |
| 6 | I rub myself up against him . |
| 7 | I push myself off from the wall and walk across . |
| 8 | I drag myself out of bed each night to start the day — and with what ? |
| 9 | What I found was the Women 's Movement and I dedicated myself completely to it at all levels from forming advice groups , demonstrating to reclaim the streets etc . |
| 10 | I associate myself also with the remarks made by the Opposition Chief Whip about the dignity with which the hon. and learned Gentleman has borne himself in adversity . |
| 11 | When he finally got on his feet , Roger seemed unduly keen , and I found myself unexpectedly on the defensive . |
| 12 | I found myself aground in the middle of the loch , firmly wedged on one such stump , and the only way out of the problem was to leap overboard and shove . |
| 13 | After a few attempts at checking myself by thinking of Hattie Jacques and Eric Sykes riding a tandem , I found myself back at the doctor . |
| 14 | At the age of 24 I found myself back in Corntonvale prison , this time doing a 5 month sentence . |
| 15 | He conducted me back down the cold stone steps by the scruff of my neck and soon I found myself back in the street again . |
| 16 | And so I found myself back in the overgrown garden in the bright daylight . |
| 17 | I found myself entirely in agreement with this principle . |
| 18 | Oh God , what have I let myself in for , I said to myself that night . |
| 19 | What have I let myself in for here ? |
| 20 | What have I let myself in for ? |
| 21 | I drew myself up to my full 4 feet 8 inches , flared my pupils at the teacher , picked up my scarlet skirt , Vivien Leigh-style , and , with a thud , parquet met felt and felt met parquet . |
| 22 | The moment I felt myself slipping back into that sad , old routine , I jerked myself back to the reality of the moment . |
| 23 | I told myself not to be such a snob . |
| 24 | Why should I dress myself up in clothes that are not mine ? |
| 25 | That settled , I booked myself in for the first two weeks of August , five months after my operation . |
| 26 | I buried myself deeper in the warmth of my own blanket and slept again . |
| 27 | it 's always a bit a it came home to me with great a vigour and enthusiasm when I was walking round the kitting station at R A F Innsworth with a supermarket trolley getting it filled with kit and when I got to the end they handed me my dog tags and my gun , I thought what have I let myself in for because I 'd never worn dog tags before and I 'd never had a gun with live ammunition in it that got strapped to my hip and you suddenly realise , I 'm going into a real war it was quite a nerve racking experience for a few days |
| 28 | It was six o'clock when I let myself out of the house . |
| 29 | I drove myself on in the certainty that I held the ‘ trump ’ card behind me , quite literally . |
| 30 | I defended myself stoutly by pointing out that the alternative was to break off negotiations , with a dispute that could have gone on for months at great cost to the health of the nation . |