Example sentences of "[verb] herself for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wished she had worn some make-up , then chastised herself for such a feeble thought . |
| 2 | All the way home , pedalling furiously , she had been nerving herself for this confrontation . |
| 3 | She was saving herself for Elder Seth . |
| 4 | She also wanted her own business , and during her years in the trade prepared herself for this by learning as much as she could about bookshop buying , repping and wholesaling , financial administration , rights and coeditions , export sales , publicity , and paid-for promotion . |
| 5 | Sheila Whelan prepares herself for another day 's work . |
| 6 | However , the reader who has to look herself for these useful references will find much else to inform and entertain . |
| 7 | She loathed herself for such pettiness , but she was so helplessly without any control over their relationship that pride or all that remained of it demanded that she administer these little pricks to his satisfaction , although she knew she had no hope of succeeding in puncturing it properly . |
| 8 | And Lisa hated herself for that . |
| 9 | She hated herself for that , bringing herself down to a spiteful , vengeful , ‘ woman scorned ’ level . |
| 10 | Another part of Phoebe hated herself for this cynical internal grin , because these were her friends and she was indubitably one of them , and could not imagine being otherwise . |
| 11 | Gee Armytage was yesterday bracing herself for another spell on the sidelines as she recovers from a back injury sustained in the Coral Welsh National . |
| 12 | Loss of earnings and career prospects can be a serious matter for someone who knows that she is going to have to support herself for many years after her parents have gone ; and unless the home in which they are living is owned by them , and left to her in their will , she is also going to have to provide accommodation for herself when they die . |
| 13 | But that would still mean the year with the terrible Mother Clare to qualify herself for any kind of work . |
| 14 | His head dipped towards her , and she braced herself for another of his harsh , punishing kisses , knowing any attempt at escape would be a complete waste of time . |
| 15 | He sounded as if he was about to simply replace the phone and go , and Jenna had steeled herself for this . |
| 16 | Almost as though to punish herself for that foolishness , she forced herself to look him in the eye and enquire , ‘ So , how is Janice enjoying married life ? ’ |
| 17 | Indeed she did , for having sacrificed herself for this damnable dress material it was no more than commonsense to make certain that no part of it had been damaged or soiled , that she could go to Miss Dallam presently , when she found the strength to get up out of this bed and tidy her hair and her cuts and bruises , as if absolutely nothing had occurred . |
| 18 | Lisa despised herself for that treacherous reaction . |
| 19 | Alix could not have afforded this solution , and would have thought it cheating had she been able to afford it , although she thoroughly despised herself for these scruples . |
| 20 | Before his arrival she endeavoured to prepare herself for all exigencies , but this was difficult to do because she had no idea what sort of a man he was going to be . |