Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] myself [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 As I disentangled myself from the green wool , I had been linked not only to these women beside me , but to those in Canaan and all the other women through the centuries who have wept over the death of the gods of life , of love , and of hope , whom they tried to revive with their tears .
2 I felt exhausted : as I dragged myself up the stairs I can remember thinking that now I knew what people meant when they said they were ‘ tired to death ’ .
3 Someone shouted : " Lie down ! " , and as I threw myself to the ground , I felt a bullet hit me .
4 ‘ It 's a bomb , ’ I thought , as I braced myself against the walls of the trench waiting for the inevitable explosion .
5 I was not prepared to commit myself completely in every situation , as I found myself as the actor and the spectator at the same time .
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