Example sentences of "[verb] herself [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | So she hurried downstairs to fix herself some breakfast — and almost stopped in her tracks at the sight of the figure who was seated at the kitchen table . |
| 32 | Sneaking across the kitchen she made herself some bread and margarine . |
| 33 | Her movements brisk and purposeful , she made herself some lunch , and actually forced herself to eat it . |
| 34 | The next morning , without seeing any of the family , who were heaven knew where , she made herself some breakfast under the smiling gaze of Rose or Mary — she did n't know which — and before she could get into a worry as to whether Feargal had meant his offer to take her to Carlingford he walked in through the back door . |
| 35 | Feeling hungry , Ellie made herself some toast in the kitchen , collected some brochures from the hall table , and took herself out for the day . |
| 36 | The chicken was delicious , and Lisa was feeling revitalised as she made herself some coffee and settled down to work . |
| 37 | The kettle whistled , and she made herself some recaff . |
| 38 | Unable to face the thought of food , she made herself some tea . |
| 39 | She made herself some tea , hunted for headache tablets and slumped down into a chair . |
| 40 | She made herself some tea and took some aspirin and paced about the flat . |
| 41 | Leonora had a good cry , made herself some tea , then settled down to knit furiously . |
| 42 | She got up , made herself another coffee , sat down and picked up the note again . |
| 43 | I 'm very sorry to have to tell you this — but Mrs Kemp tried to kill herself this afternoon . ’ |
| 44 | She had a tin of photographs which she would browse through , reminding herself that life had not always been so humdrum . |
| 45 | She had given up work to have the children and she 'd seen them through to school age , when she 'd gone out and found herself another job . |
| 46 | ‘ She says not to worry , she 's found herself some work . ’ |
| 47 | And what kind of whore offered herself that way ? |
| 48 | The answer was the same as on every previous occasion she had asked herself that question . |
| 49 | ‘ And the Grower went back to get herself another cup of coffee , ’ said Wattling , ‘ though we were supposed to do that . ’ |
| 50 | But she would n't allow herself that deception . |
| 51 | That and finding herself another man . |
| 52 | An incessant internal monologue occupied her most of the morning , during which , by turns , she tried to convince herself that Fen 's effect on her was all in her imagination or berated herself for being fickle . |
| 53 | Mrs Frizzell reminded herself that murder was not civilized . |
| 54 | She pulled away and gave herself some time rolling and lighting a cigarette . |
| 55 | She was just congratulating herself that Fen need never know how she had weakened when the galley light was flicked on . |
| 56 | The Russian , who has confirmed herself this year as one of the world 's greatest athletes by setting four world records , is said to have tested positive at a meeting in Lievin , France , last month after equalling her 60 metres hurdles world record . |
| 57 | Why had she lost herself that way ? |
| 58 | She wanted to tell herself that fitzAlan had taken her by surprise again , but she could not . |
| 59 | Later , she 'd unpack , later she 'd explore Marigot Bay , later she 'd organise herself some supper , later she 'd start feeling excited , privileged , ecstatically lucky to be here … later she 'd do all kinds of things , but right now ten solid hours of travelling , the latter part in that bone-shaker of a van , had left her utterly spent . |