She'd seen that look on recruits, sometimes, the ones who fancied themselves "in love" with the commander.

Swept away by his compliments and attention, she fancies herself in love with him.

"He had even rather fancied himself in that role."

That was the woman with whom, at the age of twenty, I fancied myself in love.

He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy, but that was absurd.

She rather fancied the new major from out in the ultimate east where they had no gas and everyone rode a horse.

He was not a poet, of course, but I fancied myself very much in love with him.

"But she's his first girl, and he fancies himself in love."

She fancied herself in it very much, and wore it back to front.

They certainly fancied their chances in the next event: swimming.