Example sentences of "[vb past] myself [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | I fled to the Students ' Union where , within a very few days , I found myself co-opted onto the Students ' Council . |
2 | I felt a thump on my back and an instant later found myself propelled along the winding lane at close to racing speed , courtesy of Steve , fourth member of the Peugeot team out for a training run . |
3 | Said the communique De Benedetti sent out by facsimile about an hour after his meeting with the judges , which the paper said seemed to be written in his own hand : ‘ Several times , I resisted the vexations of the regime , in some occasions I resigned myself to accept them , but only when I found myself faced with the necessity of defending the survival of the company and the thousands of dependents and shareholders toward whom I felt a massive responsibility . |
4 | I soon found myself engrossed in the history of the valley ; tales and stories of the turbulent times of Border wars . |
5 | One horrible night I found myself crouched at the door , listening for sounds of pain which would have given me pleasure , sounds of pleasure that would have hurt . |
6 | I felt myself propelled towards the stage . |
7 | I got myself elected onto the Students ' Council where I muddled through , never having read the agenda papers and often not knowing what on earth everyone else was talking about . |
8 | In July of 1982 , during the Israeli siege of west Beirut , I had myself prowled through the archives to try and discover the political roots of the Lebanese Phalange , Israel 's latest ally in its war against the Palestinians . |