Example sentences of "[verb] herself [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An old nurse hanged herself in one of the barns . |
| 2 | Now to see how Mrs Hatton had occupied herself during that particular week . |
| 3 | Which is how she came to find herself in such an embarrassing position . |
| 4 | The flat seemed cold and empty when she let herself in several hours later , and discovering a message from Kelly on the answering-machine brought no respite from the depression which had settled over her like a heavy black cloud . |
| 5 | But from those earliest days , she had n't believed in the Church at all ; not one scrap , not one iota , and this was why she 'd been so surprised to discover herself in such a place only the previous morning . |
| 6 | It was important to position herself within easy reach of the doors before letting him see her , in case she had to bolt . |
| 7 | After satisfying herself to that end , she rose presently to give them a chance to be together , and to allow Bishop Jon to awaken without embarrassment . |
| 8 | When she accepted , Loretta moved across the room and helped herself to two glasses . |
| 9 | " Matt will calm her down , " Jenny said carelessly , and helped herself to more coffee . |
| 10 | Madame Gautier held the small silver tray of chocolates out for Ellie , who unable to resist , got up and helped herself to another one . |
| 11 | She gave a short , cross laugh , helped herself to another cigarette from the pink and white china box the children were forbidden to touch . |
| 12 | He was about to return the compliment by suggesting that she might have lost a little weight when she leaned across and helped herself to another jam tart . |
| 13 | Luke watched her as she gingerly helped herself to some of the food . |
| 14 | Her simple cosmetic operations completed , she dresses herself in opaque green tights , a wide brown tweed skirt and a thick sweater loosely knitted in muted shades of orange , green and brown . |
| 15 | One Keighley mill warper 's wife found herself with four to care for ; and even one could stir up great resentment . |
| 16 | After winning the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Prize in 1964 , she found herself in great demand abroad as well as at home , and sang in the first performance of Handel 's Messiah in Israel . |
| 17 | Now the old problem arose again : she found herself in new places and she was more interested in exploring them thoroughly than she was in the chick , even though she was at flying weight . |
| 18 | Gasping , Sabine found herself in other arms , steadied by another body . |
| 19 | She stepped through the doors , and found herself in total darkness . |
| 20 | But Folly found it all rather overwhelming , as if she had suddenly been spirited away by a magic carpet and found herself in some Sultan 's harem . |
| 21 | She wished she had worn some make-up , then chastised herself for such a feeble thought . |
| 22 | For it is an essential part of the pattern that the complete goddess manifests herself in two antithetical ways — as the Venus of sexual love and the Diana of virginity . |
| 23 | She cradled herself in crossed arms . |
| 24 | She cast herself into heated ovens or boiling cauldrons , was immersed in the freezing waters of a mill-race in winter and hunted by a pack of dogs through thorny thickets . |
| 25 | She had resigned herself to that . |
| 26 | All at once , Melanie was back home and swathing herself in diaphanous veiling before a mirror . |
| 27 | I understand he 's ill. , Seating herself on one of the wooden chairs , she drew off her fine kid gloves and placed them on the table . |
| 28 | Seating herself in solitary splendour , avoiding the accusing glances of his ancestors , she thankfully started on the thick vegetable soup , which , despite Feargal 's derogatory remarks about Mary and Rose , was excellent . |
| 29 | I hope that Marjorie is not just amusing herself with these children . |
| 30 | All the way home , pedalling furiously , she had been nerving herself for this confrontation . |