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Example sentences for "bethought myself"

  • I bethought myself of paying my court to the prince, and he received my advances very well.

  • My disease was not a case within the province of empirics, and I bethought myself of confiding in M.

  • I said nothing, but I bethought myself that if the mystery should be unknown to the Greek I might profit by it.

  • Having recovered my calm, I bethought myself that I was guilty and begged her forgiveness.

  • Judging that I had at least an hour to spare, I bethought myself of a plan which alone could save Barbara from shame and misery.

  • Before I advanced in any direction I bethought myself that I would commence by naming the island and all prominent parts that my eye could take in, and to continue this during my exploration.

  • It was after we were comfortably seated about our camp-fire, in the evening, that I bethought myself that we had not as yet, heard Hal's story of his capture and adventures with the Apaches.

  • I bethought myself of my powder-flask, and taking good aim, hurled it with all the force I could muster.

  • Then I bethought myself of the well-known cunning of the Apaches, and determined to remain quiet for a few moments, lest a ruse had been adopted to ascertain if their presence had been discovered.

  • Then I bethought myself of the want of proper dresses for her and myself to appear in before her majesty, if so be we were admitted to her presence.

  • At the which Hubert smiled, and I bethought myself that if Basil was no book-worm neither was he a fool.

  • I bethought myself of the people who were coming to dinner, and decided to go to my room and dress.

  • Then I bethought myself of all my boasted bravery; was it possible that I should fail now at this critical moment?

  • Suddenly I bethought myself of the three dreams that had visited me, and a kind of nervous dread came upon me.

  • There was a temporary calm, and I bethought myself that I would go to church--not to the Protestant church attended by the English clique--heaven forbid!

  • I bethought myself of the Tonhalle, next door, almost, and that in the rittersaal it would be quiet and undisturbed, as the ball that night was not to be held there, but in one of the large rooms of the Caserne.

  • But I bethought myself in time, and held my peace, if only out of gratitude to the stranger man who followed her, and would have to hear them.

  • At this time I bethought myself of the baby's father.

  • My hand was already lifted to knock, when I bethought myself that a delay of a few minutes would be unimportant, and that it was best to run no chances of interfering with Baby Paul's entertainment.

  • In despond I bethought myself of the young women who sold candy.

  • I bethought myself at once that Morant would be just the man to fit the billet.

  • Having determined to see as much of Australia as possible before I went home, I bethought myself of the letters of introduction which I had brought out with me from home.

  • I bethought myself of our old Commandant, General Downes, then secretary to Sir Frederick Sargood in Victoria.

  • I was just beginning to stifle with the fumes of conservatory flowers and sprinkled essences, when I bethought myself to open the window and step out on to the balcony.

  • I bethought myself to talk about the school and my scholars.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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