Example sentences of "[verb] herself for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And St Margaret , her cheeks glowing with the realisation of her strength , the knowledge that she indeed held the great dragon at bay while this new young warrior prepared herself for combat , felt a moment of disappointment , anticipating a return to the boredom of heaven . |
| 2 | Shiona steeled herself for disappointment . |
| 3 | And , when they were , the was panda was about to leave , you know , he 's all ready and the prostitute thought well well he ca n't realise so she got th , her dictionary out and looked up pand , looked for prostitute one who avails herself for money . |
| 4 | But after he had gone Robbie did not immediately prepare herself for bed . |
| 5 | All of the Italian versions of this tale make the lady the dupe , the victim of the male lover 's ruse , prostituting herself for money that simply circulates from the husband to the wife via the lover . |
| 6 | Draper slouched away , swearing under his breath as Topaz braced herself for battle with Loverin and Liti . |
| 7 | And then , again , she reproached herself for unfairness . |
| 8 | She had no idea whether she was early or late in doing so , and was inclined to chastise herself for self-indulgence . |
| 9 | The films are always set against glamorous backgrounds , with Matthews offering herself for audience identification as the outsider trying to enter a world that seeks to exclude her . |