Example sentences of "lowered herself [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Bernice lowered herself into the hole .
2 But she did not answer him , only bent and lowered herself into the water , hissing as the coldness burned into the wound , a faint moan escaping through her gritted teeth as she began to wash .
3 When she lowered herself into the chair , there was a loud squelching noise similar to that made by a hippopotamus when lowering its foot into the mud on the banks of the Limpopo River .
4 ‘ You really are a darling Barney , ’ Julie laughed , as she lowered herself into the rear of the two individual cockpits and pulled the waterproof liner around her waist .
5 Gingerly , she lowered herself onto the wall , and sat astride its smooth apex , still partially concealed by overhanging branches from the tree .
6 She grabbed the chairback , her head thick with drugged sleep , then lowered herself to the floor and sat there cross-legged .
7 With one hand clamped between her legs to avoid dropping her load , she stepped astride the wooden animal , and gingerly lowered herself to the saddle .
8 Protesting , Geoffrey moved to one side as Bridget lowered herself to the ground .
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