Example sentences of "[prep] herself [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His lips continued to hold her captive , weaving some dark spell around her that seduced her senses and lured her into sharing a virgin part of herself with this man … this man , with whom , of all the men she had ever met , she wanted least to share these secrets of herself . |
| 2 | Did Lucy think of herself as that heterosexually convenient phenomenon , the ‘ non-orgasmic woman ’ ; had sex been awful for her ? |
| 3 | She 'd be sluicing her face down with cold water , I assumed , vowing never again to drink so much that she lost control of herself in such an embarrassing , such an appallingly dangerous and potentially disastrous way . |
| 4 | Catching sight of herself in one of the long gilt-framed mirrors , she decided all she needed was a parrot on her shoulder . |
| 5 | Her series of UNTITLED FILM STILLS ( pictures of herself in imaginary movie scenarios ) tapped a reservoir of imagery of unexpected power and subtlety . |
| 6 | She was still a little unsure of herself in American society . |
| 7 | She did not want to show Bridget the photograph , and was angry with herself for this uncharacteristic piece of selfishness . |
| 8 | Obviously very pleased with herself over this and Aggie 's reaction , she then brought it up so many times that Aggie was eventually forced to yell her into silence . |
| 9 | It 's as if she is conducting an experiment , with herself as one of the ingredients . |
| 10 | She tried to reason with herself about this . |
| 11 | In this production , Helen McCrory 's Rose is no vulnerable young ingenue but already quite an assured operator able to stick up for herself under adverse circumstances — as they duly become on her moving on approval to Cavendish Square . |
| 12 | The law was not formulated so that men and women could exchange favours promiscuously , but rather that a woman , being unable to decide upon a marriage offered to her , might select for herself without prior commitment from the men available and willing to accept her . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ She drew a door for herself through all the barriers I set up around myself and walked in . ’ |
| 14 | She probably managed to make him pay her a little more before she agreed to do what he wanted — and altogether earned for herself in one evening more than she does in several days of being a parlourmaid . |
| 15 | Sometimes when she caught a glimpse of that woman with the drooping lids , the pronounced cheekbones , the crêpey neck in a strange mirror , she did n't recognize her as herself at all . |
| 16 | But Alina hardly talked about herself at all , not at this first meeting . |
| 17 | Did she talk about herself at all ? |
| 18 | Milan , Caroline said to herself with that sudden , strange insight fate often provides . |
| 19 | Downstairs Mrs Diggory , holding fast to the protesting Hector 's collar , smiled to herself with grim satisfaction , and went off to the kitchen . |
| 20 | Normally she had the pool to herself at this hour . |
| 21 | She was a strange child , and often talked to herself like this . |
| 22 | ‘ Not another one , ’ said Marie to herself in quiet desperation . |
| 23 | This morning 's episode at the flat had shaken her up quite a bit , and she needed desperately to have some time to herself in quiet surroundings . |
| 24 | Alice went to a cafe in Finchley Road , and sat for a long time quietly by herself over strong coffee . |
| 25 | The 1909 Royal Commission on the Poor Laws found that for widows the first recommendation of 1871 was generally observed , some Boards of Guardians going further and insisting that the widow maintain two children by herself before any relief was given , while others refused relief to healthy able-bodied widows no matter how many children they had . |