Example sentences of "[verb] herself [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lydia was so annoyed at this that she could n't think where to begin but promised herself that Finn should suffer for his insolence . |
| 2 | How she would have loved to have permitted herself that gesture , then to have stalked out of the room and slammed the door . |
| 3 | She dragged herself from the sofa and listlessly prepared herself some lunch , making do with bread and Camembert cheese and some of the pâté which had been left over from the night before . |
| 4 | After 2 weeks , she reported back there had n't been any improvement but it turned out that she had bought herself some Arg Nit tablets as she did n't like the taste of the alcoholic water the LM was made up in ! |
| 5 | She listened for the first time in ages , pouring herself another glass of wine , knowing she was drinking a little too much , but doing it out of a desire to annoy Luke . |
| 6 | She got up , fiddled with the drinks , pouring herself another whiskey for something to do . |
| 7 | ‘ Not for a bit , ’ Ash said , pouring herself more whisky . |
| 8 | She was pouring herself more coffee when he walked into the conservatory . |
| 9 | Only then did she give a little bow and , pouring herself some wine , settled , kneeling at her husband 's side . |
| 10 | Polly poured herself some water from the carafe on the table . |
| 11 | Jenna poured herself some coffee and sat opposite , deciding to face things through and not run as she had intended . |
| 12 | It was set with a full English breakfast — well , she had told Michele she was always hungry — and while she poured herself some coffee and began on the bacon and eggs she recalled their first meeting . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh well , ’ said Wendy , ‘ that 's that , ’ and poured herself some sherry . |
| 14 | ‘ Kind of starving , ’ she justified her theft , then poured herself some diet soda . |
| 15 | She poured herself more brandy and sat on the balcony , invisible against the dark room . |
| 16 | She poured herself more tea . |
| 17 | Jane Pargeter poured herself another slug of gin and slopped in some tonic water , spilling some on the coffee table . |
| 18 | She got up and poured herself another slug of whisky . |
| 19 | Sylvie poured herself another drink , smoothed her dress . |
| 20 | Alone in her garden with the sleeping Scarlet , Constance poured herself another drink . |
| 21 | Ruth poured herself another cup of coffee and sat down facing him ; then said , deliberately , ‘ I saw those people with spears as well . ’ |
| 22 | Then she went back to the kitchen , poured herself another cup of tea , and crossed to the window . |
| 23 | Helen poured herself another cup of tea in silence . |
| 24 | ‘ Poor me , ’ said Rhoda , ‘ poor me , ’ and she poured herself another cup of sweet strong tea , which burned all the way down . |
| 25 | Alex poured herself another glass of wine and sipped it slowly , saving up the details of her father 's assignation in order to tell David when he got back . |
| 26 | She poured herself another glass of wine , drank it quickly and went next door to tell Simon Clifford that Bracken Cottage was available for his friend . |
| 27 | And , as the long minutes ticked by while he was still busy on the phone , she defiantly poured herself another glass of wine . |
| 28 | She was meant to be persuading herself that life was worth living . |
| 29 | ‘ How is Kathleen ? ’ she asked , to give herself some time and in an effort to restore the conversation to a level on which she could cope . |
| 30 | Loved him enough to steel herself to lie and excuse herself that afternoon , while she made her way to the Amtel clinic . |