Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] i [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After coffee I announced myself eager for the fleecy crook of Morpheus ' shoulder , and they buggered off . |
| 2 | ‘ Of course I blame myself . |
| 3 | It heals us of depression and sadness , as if they were intrinsic to the kind of person I believe myself to be . |
| 4 | Yes , I wanted to make a point on the disciplinary side , which is as senior proctor the side of things I find myself thinking most about , and this is going back to the question of policing and whether it 's appropriate to talk in those terms . |
| 5 | It is richly good to greet the real heroes of your youth — and once I was out of earshot I found myself skipping about merrily , humming ‘ Happy Birthday , Washy ’ over and over again . |
| 6 | For years I convinced myself that I hated eating , and loved the dance lessons . |
| 7 | Confronted with Dolle I felt myself becoming a punk mafia dude . |
| 8 | For example I found myself in a warehouse in Manhattan , where the New York Public Library keeps a lot of its records , and I discovered an enormous deposit of papers of , of an organisation which was actually very strongly against the minimum wage , which appeared not to have been touched for about the last — sixty years ? |
| 9 | She 's got a , I think er has she got a no , I do n't think she 's got a key to my house now , she used to have er in case I lock meself out . |
| 10 | In April I took myself to Reading University and began work in the Art School . |
| 11 | My original programme included the week 's Workshop in Jaipur and two lectures in Delhi , but in fact I found myself with many more professional engagements than this , through the Indian habit of ‘ cashing in ’ on one 's presence to arrange last minute lectures and seminars , and the Indian tendency to solicit one 's opinion of personal research , of Ph.D . |
| 12 | I do have to say that on occasion I found myself baulking at a certain inconsistent and artificialsounding short reverberation effect following the odd sudden soloist ( trumpet or saxophone ) sforzando ( two specific cases are mentioned above ) , but this is a price I 'm more than willing to pay for the added ambience and clarity that Nippon Columbia has afforded these treasurable recordings . |
| 13 | On my last visit to Lewis I found myself repelled by the use of derogatory nicknames , and could n't understand why I was reacting so violently . |
| 14 | By the time I am sitting down to breakfast I ask myself , ‘ Where would I go ? ’ ’ |
| 15 | PAMELA : O , good sir , let me beg you will not urge me further for feat I forget myself again and be saucy . |
| 16 | At length I stirred myself . |
| 17 | By day I throw myself into my work . |