Example sentences of "she [verb] herself in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " And what next ? " she asked herself in a low voice . |
| 2 | When she emerged , she found herself in a small square beside a canal so wide that she immediately realised it must be the Grand Canal itself . |
| 3 | She was endeavouring to find her way to the courtyard when , reaching the end of one of the wide corridors , she found herself in a long gallery lined with portraits . |
| 4 | When Sarella pushed it open she found herself in a sunlit room full of the latest office equipment . |
| 5 | But somehow , she found herself in a large , empty room . |
| 6 | Her new velvet cloak was whisked away , and she found herself in a large red room full of lights and people . |
| 7 | She found herself in a large square hall , with a pair of half-glazed doors ahead of her leading directly into the kitchen , and wooden double doors to her left , giving access to the rest of the house . |
| 8 | Opening it , she found herself in a large room in which row upon row of men sat behind video screens . |
| 9 | Cautiously she made her way down them and flicked on the light , gasping in appreciation as she found herself in an ultra-modern kitchen . |
| 10 | Grasping her small suitcase in one hand , Gina followed the sign , drawing up with a soft exclamation of pleasure as she found herself in an oblong courtyard surrounded on two sides by what was obviously her hotel , a tall building of nineteenth-century architecture , its red-tiled roof gabled and decorated with iron curlicues , its many-paned white-framed windows set in mellowed red brick reflecting the pale northern sunshine . |
| 11 | Later , she found herself in the front passenger seat of a comfortable grey Rover , and as the car negotiated the twists and turns of the mountainous road she stole side-glances at Silas 's profile . |
| 12 | She found herself in the public library . |
| 13 | ‘ At last Bertha managed to reach some big , sweet-smelling myrtle bushes , and she hid herself in the thickest bush . |
| 14 | He stirred it silently , as she settled herself in a rocking-chair opposite to him . |
| 15 | Paula looked at him wickedly as she settled herself in the front passenger seat . |
| 16 | Turning to the mirror , she saw herself in the long white silk dress , clinging to her slender body , curving off the shoulders , accentuating her fine collarbones , tight at the waist then flaring out with clouds of taffeta below that made it seem as if she floated rather than walked . |
| 17 | After a frugal meal , she wrapped herself in a long white cashmere cardigan that Ace had insisted on buying her , and sat out on the balcony that overlooked the distant Atlantic ocean , and , more immediately , the beautiful gardens of the hotel . |
| 18 | Presently , relaxed and generously anointed with body-lotion , she wrapped herself in a fluffy towelling robe and went back downstairs . |
| 19 | She glanced down at her hand , wondering yet again why the memory of that day should be so insistent tonight , then her lovely face became expressionless as she wrapped herself in the familiar cloak of indifference . |
| 20 | Her smile , as she gazed into the camera , was wry and mocking , as though it amused her to find herself in the traditional pose of a mother . |
| 21 | Encourage her to put herself in the other person 's shoes with explanations and reasons along the lines of : ‘ How would you feel if … ? ’ |