Example sentences of "[prep] herself [prep] the mirror " in BNC.
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1 | Molly caught sight of herself in the mirror , standing beside her daughter . |
2 | As Blanche snatched up the telephone and listened to the reassuring hum of the dialling tone , she caught sight of herself in the mirror on the wall : the shimmer of sweat on her forehead , eyes wild , face haggard and pale , hair stormy and unkempt , knuckles bruised and sore . |
3 | As she dried , she caught sight of herself in the mirror . |
4 | As she went out she caught sight of herself in the mirror at the back of the counter . |
5 | At the sight of herself in the mirror , an image of herself from so long ago , all the shock came back , taking her by surprise . |
6 | No , Kathleen thought , looking at herself in the mirror , at her own , pale face , no , she is not afraid , that is not it , Isabel has never known fear . |
7 | Daisy gazed at herself in the mirror . |
8 | She peered appraisingly at herself in the mirror , pulling faces as if she were alone , and I was embarrassed by her candour . |
9 | Looking at herself in the mirror she saw that her eyes were swollen and her face blotchy . |
10 | Kate had liked it : you could tell by the way she fingered the material , by the way she looked at herself in the mirror with her chin lifted just a little higher than usual . |
11 | Jane grimaced at herself in the mirror . |
12 | And then when she was fully dressed , she shut the closet door over and stood looking at herself in the mirror which was on the other side . |
13 | She looked at herself in the mirror , knowing that she looked good . |
14 | And she 's sitting in a peculiar way , staring at herself in the mirror . ’ |
15 | Dawn Allenby was standing in her coat and headscarf staring at herself in the mirror . |
16 | She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled , thinking that only the birds could see her . |
17 | Lucy stared at herself in the mirror . |
18 | She struggled into the blue dress and looked at herself in the mirror . |
19 | She clipped the long , dark swathes of her hair back from her face with a couple of combs ; then she slowly walked over and looked at herself in the mirror . |
20 | Rhoda looked at herself in the mirror and said , ‘ I do n't see much wrong with me . |
21 | Looking at herself in the mirror , she was very satisfied . |
22 | Maggie stared at herself in the mirror . |
23 | She stared at herself in the mirror . |
24 | She looked at herself in the mirror . |
25 | I 'm not sure , as she scowls at herself in the mirror , about the choice of films in which she contemplates a role . |
26 | She was staring at herself in the mirror in the curtained dressing-room , wondering what a certain gentleman might do and say if he were to see her in it , when she became aware of hushed voices in the salon outside . |
27 | She made Terry try it on , take it off , changed something else , and finally , at gone midnight , she had done all that she could do , and only then did she allow Terry to look at herself in the mirror . |
28 | She combed her hair , looking at herself in the mirror . |
29 | Brushing the damp hair from her brow , Laura stared drearily at herself in the mirror . |
30 | ‘ There the beastly thing goes again ! ’ she grumbled under her breath , grimacing at herself in the mirror as she caught the faint hum and slight clattering sound from the living-room , where the machine was clearly spewing forth yet more reams of urgent letters and company reports from all over the world . |