Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pn reflx] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I despise you , and I despise myself for needing you , but I do need . ’ |
| 2 | Dostoevsky has an impudent way of making his narrator declare ‘ As a chronicler I confine myself to presenting events exactly as they happened , and it 's not my fault if they appear incredible ’ — like the son of the house writing home about his time on the North-West Frontier of India . |
| 3 | I hate myself for doing it , but it comes so naturally I have no choice . |
| 4 | I hate myself for asking , but why did you leave ? |
| 5 | I restrict myself to pointing to the human misery that follows on such events and our human and Christian responsibilities in the face of such hardship . |
| 6 | He added : ‘ If elected , I commit myself to ensuring that a larger and stronger Labour opposition will challenge ceaselessly policies which damage our economy and divide our society . |
| 7 | I console myself with writing up my notes . |
| 8 | I 'll admit from the start that my own attempt to arpeggiate the Gambale way sounds more like Sooty than Sweep picking , but I console myself by thinking that I should n't let a signature model impose another player 's personality on my own style ! |
| 9 | I console myself by reflecting that not only do I have a higher lifetime-best break than he does ( 34–30 ) , I also hold several other table records . |
| 10 | I blame myself for looking on and allowing you to poison their minds . |
| 11 | I blame myself for talking to those other lassies . |
| 12 | I pride myself on having a slightly more sophisticated sense of humour than that . ’ |