Example sentences of "herself [adv] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feeling less athletic , in fact weak and drained all over , she lowered herself slowly into the cool water . |
| 2 | Scarlet despised her methods , as she knew Clarissa would despise hers , for Scarlet agitated herself only about the nutritional content of food and held in contempt the misplaced aestheticism of the lily-contoured table napkin . |
| 3 | An old woman telling me the story of her life shat herself halfway through the Second World War . |
| 4 | At Universal , she found herself painfully opposite the eponymous talking mule in Francis Joins The Wacs ( 1954 ) and as the female lead in Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Cops , ( 1955 ) but had delightful moments in Has Anybody Seen My Gal ? ( 1952 ) singing ‘ The Red Red Robin ’ while bobbing around doing the housework . |
| 5 | It was impossible to distance herself physically in the small room — doing so mentally was the next best thing . |
| 6 | Easing the damp khaki cotton of her culotte suit away from her perspiring skin , she drained the glass of juice and dragged herself away from the mesmerising sight of the turquoise water and army of waving coconut palms . |
| 7 | She affiliated herself more with the opposing camp of Impressionism — when a female caller at her studio who hoped to have a portrait done told Walker that she was regarded as having a ‘ Burne-Jones-face ’ Walker replied , ‘ what a damn sickly sort of face to have ! ’ 20 However , despite this aversion and the fact that her own women do not resemble the Pre-Raphaelite type , in her attitude towards her women there is much that is similar . |
| 8 | Daalny stood tense and at a loss for one moment , before she flung herself bodily into the open doorway , as though she feared the door might be slammed again before she could prevent , though Cadfael made no move . |
| 9 | You did the wise thing , calling a halt when you did , she told herself sharply for the umpteenth time . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She perched herself uncomfortably on the only chair in the room as he sat down on the bed . |
| 12 | Loretta perched herself uncomfortably on the very edge of the jacket . |
| 13 | After a triumphant journey of 30-odd feet , unfortunately executed backwards , Julia propelled herself neatly into the nearest restaurant and ordered an early rösti . |
| 14 | She sensed his fear and , perceiving that he had placed this construction upon their encounter , pressed herself closer to the soft protuberance of his cock , touching his balls with her cheeks , one side and then the other , wheedling the while . |