Example sentences of "[v-ing] herself for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Kee , who is far from ignorant in these matters , wanted to go on starving herself for the sake of an old love which is dead and rotting in the ground , well , so be it , that is her business . |
| 2 | She had butterflies inside , nerving herself for the questions she was about to ask . |
| 3 | Kate was quite unable to offer any more resistance , in fact was so busy mentally castigating herself for the happy daydreams she had had while dancing with Ace that Dara had little need of her determination to take control of the rest of the evening . |
| 4 | ‘ Please help me out of my problems , Mr Croydon , ’ she said softly , despising herself for the wheedling tone in her voice . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , where do you want to start ? ’ she asked , bracing herself for the questions to come . |
| 6 | She tailed off , cursing herself for the slip . |
| 7 | He dipped towards her , and she tried again to free herself , but the more she struggled , the more his fingers tightened their hold on the back of her neck , and she closed her eyes helplessly , steeling herself for the marauding touch of his mouth . |
| 8 | She rested her chin on her knees , preparing herself for the long wait . |
| 9 | With a sense of impending doom heavy on her shoulders , she went up to their shared suite to have a long , relaxing shower before preparing herself for the fireworks that would inevitably , as night overtook day , follow . |
| 10 | But I mean it 's not just that , she 's killing herself for the job like ! |