Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] herself at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernice threw herself at another of the creatures . |
| 2 | Bernice launched herself at him , using all of her weight to throw him off her . |
| 3 | No , Maggie protected herself at all times . |
| 4 | Selina established herself at the circular steel table : evening paper , teacup , a single , deserved cigarette . |
| 5 | Inside the kitchen , while Carrie busied herself at the range , Seb hovered behind her , wanting to touch her , but not daring to , in case she objected . |
| 6 | Billie hurled herself at them , tried to push them away from Adam , but the storm-trooper with the bucket hit her across the head with it , sent her sprawling backwards across the room . |
| 7 | Tabitha flung herself at the hard bunk with an angry sigh . |
| 8 | Living at such close quarters with them , Anne found herself at odds with the princesses . |
| 9 | When he stopped the car on the way home Sally threw herself at him . |
| 10 | 65 per cent of female college students continued a story which begins , ‘ After first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ’ , by expressing conflicts about success , anticipating its present or future negative consequences , denying the student 's effort or ability , ignoring the cue , or showing other ‘ bizarre or inappropriate responses ’ ( 1972 : 161 , 162 ) . |
| 11 | At the end of first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ! |
| 12 | When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned . |
| 13 | Film stars , such as Marilyn Monroe , are likely candidates , and the pressure of such a role can create unbearable conflict ; Monroe killed herself at an early age and at the height of her popularity . |
| 14 | The new partnership allows Diana to base herself at Kensington Palace and to continue to see her circle of friends including James Gilbey and James Hewitt . |
| 15 | Although Tracey Cole 's case is extreme it 's not isolated , In January Pamela Wray hanged herself at her parents home in Oxford , because she felt inadequate . |