Example sentences of "[verb] herself some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | Only then did she give a little bow and , pouring herself some wine , settled , kneeling at her husband 's side . |
| 4 | Polly poured herself some water from the carafe on the table . |
| 5 | Jenna poured herself some coffee and sat opposite , deciding to face things through and not run as she had intended . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh well , ’ said Wendy , ‘ that 's that , ’ and poured herself some sherry . |
| 8 | ‘ Kind of starving , ’ she justified her theft , then poured herself some diet soda . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Sneaking across the kitchen she made herself some bread and margarine . |
| 12 | Her movements brisk and purposeful , she made herself some lunch , and actually forced herself to eat it . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Feeling hungry , Ellie made herself some toast in the kitchen , collected some brochures from the hall table , and took herself out for the day . |
| 15 | The chicken was delicious , and Lisa was feeling revitalised as she made herself some coffee and settled down to work . |
| 16 | The kettle whistled , and she made herself some recaff . |
| 17 | Unable to face the thought of food , she made herself some tea . |
| 18 | She made herself some tea , hunted for headache tablets and slumped down into a chair . |
| 19 | She made herself some tea and took some aspirin and paced about the flat . |
| 20 | Leonora had a good cry , made herself some tea , then settled down to knit furiously . |
| 21 | ‘ She says not to worry , she 's found herself some work . ’ |
| 22 | She pulled away and gave herself some time rolling and lighting a cigarette . |
| 23 | 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 . |