Example sentences of "have [to-vb] myself [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used sometimes to have to make an effort to be cheerful , but I have never had to restrain myself from bursting into violence and anger … |
| 2 | The truth was that I did n't know how to effect such an aim , and if I found myself eating any more than the minimum — that is , enough for me to remain undetected by the authorities-I considered myself guilty of backsliding , and had to punish myself by eating even less the next day or at the next meal . |
| 3 | I had to restrain myself from running after her and asking who she was — heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire perhaps ? |
| 4 | I have to stop myself from skipping . |
| 5 | Nine times out of ten they 're both totally wrong and sometimes I have to stop myself from butting in . |
| 6 | My eyes prickle with tears , and I have to stop myself from waking her up to remind her of my love . |
| 7 | The actual work can be a bit fiddly — sometimes an arrangement just wo n't go right and I have to restrain myself from hurling it across the room . |