Example sentences of "herself [adv] for the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | None of this was her affair , she told herself not for the first time . |
2 | She was out every evening , sometimes staying away all night and coming back in the afternoon only to tart herself up for the next evening away . |
3 | You did the wise thing , calling a halt when you did , she told herself sharply for the umpteenth time . |
4 | It really would be very much more practical to have her hair cut , she told herself severely for the umpteenth time , but the simple truth was that she liked having her hair long , loved the feeling of the heavy silken strands on her skin . |
5 | An exhausted Anabelle ambled to the gate and squeezed herself under for the last time . |