Example sentences of "[verb] myself [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all that psyching myself up for it . |
| 2 | So let me confine myself simply to inviting erm , Penny , to propose the resolution . |
| 3 | Aeschylus was the dominant inspiration behind The Family Reunion itself , although before writing it , " I read Ibsen 's plays consecutively to work myself up … " |
| 4 | I am always happy to work myself up into a great cultural stew , given half the chance . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ I listened too much to Dad and as a result let myself down . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Fifteen-foot Pipe — it took me a long rime to psych myself up to it . |
| 7 | Old Ralf likes me , and I 've made myself very serviceable to him , and behaved myself circumspectly here . |
| 8 | I have resigned myself wholly to the will of God — and trust that you and my dear sister will do the same … for He does nothing without a cause . |
| 9 | I would n't enjoy myself anyway , I expect , I 'd be thinking of you . |
| 10 | Cricket is the only even vaguely athletic endeavour I involve myself in , unless you count walking the dog or grovelling to my bank manager , so if I am forced to give up the game by the purchase of these new sightscreens , my fitness will suffer . |
| 11 | ‘ I know that does n't and ca n't excuse the way I came here and attempted to pass myself off as Cara , but I 've otherwise tried to keep to the truth , as far as possible . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't immerse myself entirely in you , I have to hold back something . ’ |
| 13 | Oh , I have not enjoyed myself so well for years . |
| 14 | At the end of the session , he thanks the dentist and says ‘ I can truly say I 've never enjoyed myself so much . ’ |
| 15 | Not since I saw Talking Heads doing Yardbirds covers here in 1976 ( This is Earth CBGB 's ? — Ed ) have I enjoyed myself so much watching guitars being played . |
| 16 | I do n't think I 've enjoyed myself so much with a girl for ages . ’ |
| 17 | I have n't enjoyed myself so much in years ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't think I 've ever enjoyed myself so much in my life . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But I 've really enjoyed myself so far . ’ |
| 20 | I have n't enjoyed myself so much for a long time . ’ |
| 21 | I 've enjoyed myself very much so far — with my work . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I think I 've enjoyed myself more after the housewife 's choice has just won the Grand National . ’ |
| 23 | I do n't know when I 've enjoyed myself more . ’ |
| 24 | The moment I felt myself slipping back into that sad , old routine , I jerked myself back to the reality of the moment . |
| 25 | I tried to pull myself out but my foot was caught in some branches and the current squashed the canoe hard up against me , allowing me no movement . |
| 26 | Slowly the tears subsided and gradually I began to pull myself together . |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't tell me to pull myself together , ’ I said . |
| 28 | ‘ If I was lonely , I would not have gone to a teacher and said so — he would have told me to pull myself together . |
| 29 | I 'm split into fractions , and I need to pull myself together . |
| 30 | Over coffee back at the office I tried to pull myself together and sell him a traded option in copper which would , as it turned out , have made him quite a lot of money . |