Example sentences of "then [verb] herself [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mary gave one horrified glance at it , then flung herself madly into the ditch at the side of the lane . |
| 2 | She bent quickly to kiss her father , then let herself out into the shadowy hall , and made for the wide , oak-panelled stairs . |
| 3 | Bathsheba walked up and down , crying and whispering to herself , then threw herself down by the road , exhausted . |
| 4 | She spread them out , then settled herself down on the sleeping-bag beside the fire to comb her hair dry . |
| 5 | Lydia put a mug of tea in front of her master and then took herself off to the dairy , where she and Martha unashamedly listened at the door . |
| 6 | Emilia stared at him with Medusa 's eyes a moment then eased herself further into the bed where she lay gripping the coverlet with white fingers . |