Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] herself on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sergeant Henley prided herself on her power to prise out information by a mixture of persuasion and light bullying like the icing on a cake , and although this had never worked particularly well with Roxie in the past , this was no reason not to try it now . |
| 2 | As her name indicates , Serena prides herself on being under control . |
| 3 | As soon as the meal was over Didi excused herself on the grounds of a headache , leaving behind her an uneasy silence . |
| 4 | Determined to write herself out of her poverty , Buchi Emecheta launched herself on the book world with an autobiographical account of life in London for a young Nigerian single parent . |
| 5 | Connie parked herself on a white divan and poured out some black steaming liquid . |
| 6 | Barbs prided herself on her deep and politically informed compassion . |
| 7 | Ruth found herself on her knees , sand rasping between her fingers . |
| 8 | The old lady sat herself on the red plush sofa and behind her the woodwork of the grand piano gleamed in the dim light . |
| 9 | Indeed he seemed to have to keep rushing off to have a word with this person and that ; Helen found herself on her own a good deal of the time , glimpsing him across the room in spirited conversation . |
| 10 | Later , Taheb raised herself on one elbow and let her hand slide along his thigh . |
| 11 | Jimmy 's wife prided herself on her barracuda curry , which would make a change from lobster . |
| 12 | Anna prided herself on setting a good table ; now , in wartime London , she put her mind to it : great lasagne pies , Virginia ham , as well as all the best fish , game and vegetables her friends in the country sent her . |
| 13 | Rose raised herself on one elbow and addressed the darkness in a fierce whisper . |
| 14 | Liz prided herself on her tolerance of Ivan 's appalling behaviour . |
| 15 | The miniature woman seated herself on Murphy 's left foot . |
| 16 | Ellen Harker seated herself on one of the crates thoughtfully provided by Mother Bombie , drew a gentle breath and began : |
| 17 | However , while searching the many rooms for signs of the species Homo Sapiens , Daisy caught herself on a mystic spinning wheel and fell into a sleep so deep it would surely last for a hundred years ( zzzzzzzz ! — Ed ) . |
| 18 | They co-ordinated diaries and Jay congratulated herself on refusing to smile . |
| 19 | Sara dumped herself on the sofa . |
| 20 | The urge to throw herself on the tormentingly broad shoulder was too humiliating , and instead she stiffened with fresh anger and resentment towards him . |
| 21 | In Seoul a 38-year-old woman set herself on fire and leapt to her death in front of Yonsei University , and two other people were hospitalized after setting themselves on fire during the May 18 demonstrations , bringing to eight the number of self-immolations ( six of them fatal ) associated with the current protests . |
| 22 | Mrs Thatcher prides herself on her reputation as an ‘ Iron Lady ’ . |
| 23 | Mrs Thatcher prides herself on her strong and determined leadership , but this frequently means overruling colleagues and ignoring advice . |
| 24 | Rushing up to her room , Constance flung herself on the bed and tried to cry . |
| 25 | Almost without knowing how she had got there , Folly found herself on the other side of the double doors , pushing through a curtain of leaves that shrouded the entrance . |
| 26 | Leila threw herself on Quincx , gabbling about what happened . |
| 27 | Alina perched herself on the far end of the three-seater . |
| 28 | Sally arranged herself on his other side and they walked him away , throwing questions at him . |
| 29 | Women compositors did not want equal pay , she wrote , for no girl of sense puts herself on the level of a comp all round but if the division of labour assigns her a task she can perform , what reason is there she should not do so ? |
| 30 | The boy was presumably present when his mother stood before a Frankish assembly " declaring her willingness to purge herself on all the charges levelled against her " — and no accuser appeared . |