Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] herself [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A FRENCHWOMAN has given herself the ultimate facelift in an attempt to create the perfect features . |
| 2 | She does her weekly shopping not in a huge supermarket but in the camp 's NAAFI and in an effort to actually go out and meet people Sue has got herself a day job . |
| 3 | By her insulation , Czechoslovakia has bought herself a safe and steady misery and avoided the worst buffetings of the decade : only 27.3 per cent of the country 's trade was conducted outside the Bloc in 1978 , compared with over 50 per cent in the case of Poland and Romania . |
| 4 | I have been in touch with Jeanette ; she has found herself a job and seems to be settling down , while hoping for a visit from a certain young man ! |
| 5 | Lacking only her native forest ( now probably half chewed away by acid rain ) , and the dorf ( whose last inhabitants ' bones still lie jumbled in a secret pit ) our Anya has found herself a little home from home . |
| 6 | A lonely nine-year-old has found herself a new granny and grandad by advertising in the local paper . |
| 7 | And next year she has set herself the personal goal of raising £500,000 . |
| 8 | And in doing so she has proved herself a mightier force than the Palace propaganda machine , which suggested that she might not attend because she was too old and frail to make the long journey to Crathie Church . |
| 9 | She did not really need to ask herself the question . |
| 10 | If a boy has to prove himself a man by his performance , then a girl has to prove herself a woman by her attractiveness , her desirability . |
| 11 | How would he be if on one of those Saturday mornings when he 'd hung around the rectory she 'd recognized herself the bitterness beneath his grin ? |
| 12 | But it was n't his fault she 'd built herself a dream and was looking for somewhere to make it happen . |
| 13 | He 'd just warn him off Tippy by saying she 'd got herself a big coon for a boyfriend . |
| 14 | However , she has decided to give herself a year to change . |
| 15 | ‘ She must have decided to run herself a bath — I ca n't believe it . |
| 16 | Refusing to allow herself the indulgence of looking in the mirror and repairing her make-up , she walked slowly back down the hall and opened the door again with trembling hands . |
| 17 | Notwithstanding the welcome opportunity to see the work of this distinguished artist , I was left with the depressing realisation that when one compares the contribution of the women artists with that of the men one sees that the women artist has had to deny herself the luxury of exploring and depicting those ‘ strange developments ’ that exploit humour as well as horror , and which ultimately liberate artist and viewer alike . |
| 18 | Lizzy walked into the front room and through to the kitchen where she began to make herself a cup of coffee as if nothing had happened . |
| 19 | Having given herself a good talking to , and feeling ashamed of her misplaced , foolish pride , Laura made her way into the twins ' small bedroom , where Ross had just finished telling them a story . |
| 20 | She could have picked herself a better boyfriend . |
| 21 | Then she would have saved herself a lot of grief . |
| 22 | And while she might not have done herself a lot of favours over the last five years , it has to be concluded that she is better getting out while the going 's still good . |
| 23 | Puzzled and anxious and feeling very flat , after the heady excitement of her flight , Sara picked up her bags and went to find herself a seat on the bus going into London . |
| 24 | Realising that she would probably be dismissed on the spot if Esther should discover her , she closeted herself in the pantry and proceeded to pour herself a glass of sarsaparilla from the big earthenware jug there . |
| 25 | Impatiently she jumped out of bed and went to run herself a bath perfumed with her favourite bath-foam . |
| 26 | The first couple of times she 'd arrived at a rendezvous and then lost her nerve , backing out before anyone could approach her ; but then she 'd tried getting herself a little drunk beforehand , and from then on the doors were flung open and she was away . |
| 27 | Rainbow gets the show back on the road , and tries to give herself a little holiday from auntly interventions by searching the radio bands for a local traffic report . |
| 28 | Sarah Jacobs has tried to build herself a life , saving for four years to buy furniture and applying for training courses . |
| 29 | She went to the bread bin and seemed to be preparing to make herself a piece of toast . |
| 30 | With the aid of the surgeon 's skills , she has tried to make herself a mixture of the great beauties through the ages . |