Example sentences of "[vb past] herself to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remaining single , she devoted herself to a lifetime of campaigning and was , with Bessie Rayner Parkes , Jessie Boucherett , Barbara Bodichon and others , one of the founder members of an organization specifically designed to find work for women , especially the much-spoken-of " half million extra women " in the population who were statistically unlikely to marry . |
| 2 | In 1918 , after the vote had been granted to women over thirty , she resigned from the WFL presidency and devoted herself to a range of issues , including the Save the Children campaign , the Indian independence movement , theosophy , the Labour party and the early British Communist party , the London Vegetarian Society , and the Irish Self Determination League . |
| 3 | From 1907 Richardson devoted herself to a journalistic career , publishing periodical articles on topics which ranged from literature and politics to dentistry , as well as reviews , sketches , short stories , and poems . |
| 4 | Once again the meeting was a great success ; the Emperor had long conversations with the Prince Consort , Lord Palmerston and the Foreign Secretary , Lord Clarendon , while the Empress devoted herself to the Queen and the royal children . |
| 5 | She devoted herself to the ‘ liberal education for all ’ movement . |
| 6 | She joined the Community of the Resurrection in 1940 and devoted herself to the training of Primary and Secondary school teachers at Grahamstown Training College . |
| 7 | ‘ Pity she could n't be with us , ’ said Mrs Harper , dangerously : but Shirley had n't the energy to fight back , she helped herself to a spoonful of sage and onion stuffing and sat down to begin her meal . |
| 8 | Reaching over the ink-black counter , she helped herself to a tumbler of Spanish coñac and drank it between shaking teeth . |
| 9 | ‘ I think Stephen wanted James to see the site first thing this morning before you took us down to the house , ’ Elaine said , and helped herself to a warm bun which she tore open , spreading it thickly with butter and lime jelly . |
| 10 | She helped herself to a slice of banana bread , which she was about to eat as Stephen and James wandered onto the terrace . |
| 11 | Elaine handed her friend a bottle of Banks ' and helped herself to a glass of wine . |
| 12 | ‘ Hallo , ’ said the Englishman as she helped herself to a mug of courtesy coffee at the desk . |
| 13 | She poured a little whisky into a glass , put the stopper back in the decanter , thought for a moment , then took it out and helped herself to a more sensible amount . |
| 14 | There was a tight , hard knot in her stomach that seemed to preclude eating , but in a gesture of defiance she helped herself to a platter of seafood . |
| 15 | Still a bit shy , Luce hitched the thin sheet a shade higher to cover her nakedness and , having trapped it under her arms , helped herself to a flaky roll , which she spread liberally with butter and apricot jam . |
| 16 | Joe returned the warm plates of food to the table , and Dolly helped herself to the mint sauce . |
| 17 | She reached out and helped herself to an almond pastry . |
| 18 | She , too , helped herself to an almond pastry . |
| 19 | She thrust back the bright patchwork quilt and levered herself to a sitting position , her feet dangling over the edge of the bed . |
| 20 | Stefan was nearly 4 years old when his desperate mother referred herself to the child guidance centre . |
| 21 | So old Mokosh changed herself to a moorhen and ran through the meadows to the town , and Neva followed her . |
| 22 | She committed herself to the view that ‘ there was no such thing as society ’ , only individuals and families , an extraordinary reaction against the outlook of the past forty years . |
| 23 | By her coarseness she sought to make things easier for him — she committed herself to the relationship , to this way of life , which , God knew , was n't much fun for her . |
| 24 | ( f ) She proclaimed herself to the staff nurse to be an ex-Jehovah 's Witness and the notes were recorded accordingly . |
| 25 | The fact , however , that Britain linked herself to the German economy through the ERM meant that , far from conducting the opposite policies to Germany 's — which it would have been in her real interest to do — she had to follow suit . |
| 26 | She surrendered herself to the melting awareness that was building within her , and her exploration of his mouth matched his in eagerness and abandonment . |
| 27 | Barely managing to hold her breath for the extra few seconds , she hauled herself to the other side of the object first , before surfacing . |
| 28 | Returning to the main cavern at a dead run , Ace threw herself to the side as a cluster of boxes not far off exploded with a sharp blast , hurling several of the defenders into he oily waters . |
| 29 | Valerie Place , 23 , of the Irish charity Concern , threw herself to the car floor when gunmen opened fire on the convoy near Afgoi , 20 miles west of the capital Mogadishu . |
| 30 | Concern 's chief executive , Aengus Finucane , in Somalia on a visit , said : ‘ Wendy Murphy , a nurse who was with Valerie , said Valerie threw herself to the floor of the car when the shooting started . |