Example sentences of "i be [v-ing] myself " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or ( how many years have I been promising myself this ? ) sorting out the stock cupboard/prep room ? |
| 2 | I am kicking myself that I did n't get there sooner . |
| 3 | But one simply must not think about this ; at any rate , I am enjoying myself while it lasts . |
| 4 | I am enjoying myself playing with the autopilot , either adjusting the trim with the ‘ coolie hat ’ on top of the cyclic or playing disconnect , move and reset as an alternative . |
| 5 | An example of such a statement might be , " For me life simply has no meaning " , or , " Even when I am enjoying myself I often feel that I do n't belong " . |
| 6 | Though I am resigning myself as far as possible to the will of God , you will surely find it quite human and natural that my tears almost prevent me from writing … |
| 7 | The fact that I am conning myself , and know it , does not , strange to say , seem to render the technique ineffective . |
| 8 | She was thinking , I am doing something terrible and stupid , I am destroying myself even more , I am weakening myself , I am breaking . |
| 9 | I am already aware that I am beginning myself to use the acceptable university jargon that saturates the material that is presented within these diploma courses . |
| 10 | Keep your mind free , I am telling myself . |
| 11 | She was thinking , I am doing something terrible and stupid , I am destroying myself even more , I am weakening myself , I am breaking . |
| 12 | ‘ I am devoting myself to this mystery because i want to be a man . ’ |
| 13 | I am teaching myself watercolour painting from books . |
| 14 | At the presentation , Sir Humphry did not pass up the chance to impress upon the business world the great value of science to their endeavours : ‘ Science , gentlemen , is of infinitely more importance to a state than may at first sight appear possible ; for no source of wealth and power can be entirely independent of it ; and no class of men are so well able to appreciate its advantages as that to which I am addressing myself . |
| 15 | However , at this moment I am addressing myself to the question of motive . |
| 16 | As Kirillov puts it , ‘ I am killing myself to show my rebelliousness and my new terrible freedom . ’ |
| 17 | The corner shop comes into view , with JJ 's ugly mug peering round it , and jerking back at the sight of me , and I am killing myself with laughter inside as Miss Plum and I walk right past , together . |
| 18 | ‘ I am opening myself to new possibilities . ’ |
| 19 | I am opening myself as a channel to the Light . ’ |
| 20 | She went rambling on much as I am doing myself now . |
| 21 | The wind drops slightly as I am making myself another cup of tea and I like the idea of going out to watch the sun go down . |
| 22 | This is a big task and I am finding myself swamped . |
| 23 | The idea of the super-ego seems to encompass the Christian concept of the conscience , and describes those moments when we feel restrained in our actions ( ‘ I am letting myself down ’ or ‘ I am letting my ideal person down ’ kinds of feelings ) . |
| 24 | ‘ I thought 14 years was a fair spell but I felt a bit sad and it will be hard to let go but I am preparing myself for that . |
| 25 | But somehow at the same time I am washing myself — I 'm trying to get the filth off myself . |
| 26 | I 'm locking myself up voluntarily . |
| 27 | That 's what I 'm hoping myself . ’ |
| 28 | I 've done nothing since Cape Town except swing a golf club and sink a few tins and I 'm enjoying myself . ’ |
| 29 | Nearly three months on and I still miss France and I wish I could go back , but I 'm enjoying myself here in Debenham being close to all my friends and family . |
| 30 | I 'm enjoying myself |