Example sentences of "myself [subord] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I cry , he gets so angry that I ca n't bear it ’ , said another , ‘ and I go away and find somewhere by myself where I can go on crying ’ . |
| 2 | And I make a place for myself where I can watch them both out of the corner of my eye while I read . |
| 3 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
| 4 | I certainly felt much more at ease moving around this institution by myself than I did when visiting some English prisons and institutions . |
| 5 | He is more myself than I am . |
| 6 | I 've done it myself 'cause I do n't like people who hurt children . |
| 7 | I try to look after myself although I 'm a bit of a part-timer when it comes to doing exercise . |
| 8 | ‘ Did n't even know myself until I talked with the PM this afternoon . |
| 9 | I went to the bathroom and scrubbed myself until I was raw . |
| 10 | Erm most of the writing letters and things are follow-ups so I need to do those myself cos I did the originals . |
| 11 | Er , in the introductions I did n't stand up and er , introduce myself cos I felt it would steal a few minutes of my er presentation ! |
| 12 | I think I 'll make a shopping list today otherwise I 'll get to Colchester and I wo n't remember what I want tomorrow , you know and I 'll be kicking myself cos I 'll forget |
| 13 | Again , I realized I needed evidence myself if I were to risk cals about their success . |
| 14 | ‘ I could n't have lived with myself if I had n't put up a fight on behalf of the men . ’ |
| 15 | People will say ‘ I 'll never forgive myself if I do n't do what he asks ’ , and death-bed promises become sacrosanct , so that people feel they are binding in generations to come . |
| 16 | I ask myself if I want to be more like the slim women whom I admire than like my own thin body . |
| 17 | I figured that if I asked for a transfer I 'd either get a rise or would be able to work out a better deal for myself if I went elsewhere . |
| 18 | Maureen , 44 — who had worked at the Gateshead mill for ten years — declared : ‘ I could n't have lived with myself if I had put my name to it . |
| 19 | I find I 've got to make excuses for myself if I do n't , but I sort of think I 've got this to do for the children , and that to do — and I 'll have a grand old clean up next week , sort of thing . |
| 20 | But I would not be true to myself if I did not record my own thanks to all who serve on the Board for their hard and devoted work and at this time , to take a moment to thank the retiring vice convenor Bill for his work , his prayers , his support , his wisdom and his fellowship over the many years that he and I have served together . |
| 21 | I felt I must keep a very firm hold on myself if I were not to lose control altogether . |
| 22 | I do n't know myself if I am capable of it . |
| 23 | I 'd kill myself if I was fat . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Och , it 's a gift ; I 'd be ashamed of myself if I was n't just so fucking nice with it . ’ |
| 25 | He gave her the name and address , and added , ‘ I 'd take him myself if I was free . ’ |
| 26 | I do n't think I 'd have spotted it myself if I had n't seen the way he reacted the day we found Wolfgang Klein , when Gebrec got so upset . ’ |
| 27 | That patience must have been well-schooled here , and I would need lots of it myself if I was to follow her tracks from card to cryptic card through all the boxes . |
| 28 | ‘ I could n't live with myself if I sent someone on their way with an outfit that made them look awful . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I would never forgive myself if I spoilt your gown . ’ |
| 30 | I gazed until I asked myself if I was quite mad . |