Example sentences of "himself [prep] asking " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before I could reply he took himself up quickly , as if angry with himself for asking . |
| 2 | Rincewind wondered if it was poisonous , then chided himself for asking such a silly question . |
| 3 | Thiercelin contented himself with asking , ‘ And did you believe that ? ’ |
| 4 | A short time later he could n't prevent himself from asking whether she did n't love him just a little . |
| 5 | Exuberantly believing that he alone was responsible for the separation and still moved by a powerfully purifying sense of goodness and rightness , Hope paid his modest bill the next morning , left a parting note for George , checked himself from asking to see Mary , promised — though he lied — to return and set off at a tremendous pace for Hause Point . |