Example sentences of "[subord] i could [vb infin] myself " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew what the limits were , so I could brace myself . |
| 2 | Oh to get away so I could exhaust myself with intense experiences , where everyone spoke of intense subjects and never said " pass the bread and butter . " |
| 3 | I do remember that that was the first time I wondered if I could bring myself to retire … |
| 4 | It would probably read very stale now , if I could bring myself to look at it . |
| 5 | Maybe if I could make myself invisible , then I could walk down a street without feeling on trial for the way I look . |
| 6 | I 'd be a lot happier if I could disentangle myself from What I 've already done and create songs from a completely fresh perspective . ’ |
| 7 | No , if I could see myself as anything else it would be in a career that I was doing , but then I would n't be married . |
| 8 | Dholuo was the language and I knew I was an encumbrance until I could make myself understood . |
| 9 | I mean in a way I think it 's probably the best thing that 's happened to me for a while cos I could see myself see the thing is I can I was n't ever planning to be here for even six months . |
| 10 | Before I could gather myself properly , I found myself being dragged across the desert at more than thirty miles per hour by the wind … . |
| 11 | I could have just walked past him in silence , but something made me turn and say quickly , before I could stop myself , ‘ Thank you , Mr Rochester , for your great kindness . |
| 12 | ‘ I could always ask a policeman , ’ I said before I could stop myself . |
| 13 | The double meaning , when it struck me , forced a gasp of half-hysterical laughter out of me before I could control myself ; I clamped a hand over my mouth . |
| 14 | Then , at once , I would wake up before I could allow myself to touch a mouthful . |
| 15 | We talked about that for a while and that was when I got the idea of using the mud wagon-not just for him but for the McLaren girl too , and just like before I could see myself sitting in it with her . |
| 16 | This , I suppose , was as far as I could allow myself to go . |
| 17 | She was 5ft 4in ( ’ though I could make myself 5ft 5in ’ ) , had a 23in waist ( ’ yes , I was a normal girl ’ ) , and could kick so high that two legs became a straight line . |