Example sentences of "and [verb] herself for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sunday , then , ’ she said , and damned herself for the note of desperation in her voice . |
| 2 | Eva found herself about four rows back , wondering what was to happen next and chiding herself for not thinking to check beforehand . |
| 3 | She felt a sharp pang at the thought that he could n't possibly desire her , and scolded herself for feeling like that . |
| 4 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 5 | If you 're back in time , come round , ’ she suggested , and hated herself for grovelling . |
| 6 | Emily found herself inundated with people wanting to make orders and cursed herself for not being prepared . |
| 7 | At this point she burst into tears and blamed herself for the break-up of their relationship . |
| 8 | THE Duchess of York told millions of TV viewers last night that she , too , had suffered a bad year — and blamed herself for it . |
| 9 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |
| 10 | For some strange reason she could n't seem to relinquish her hold on the chain and braced herself for the wrench she was sure would follow when fitzAlan started towards the castle gates . |
| 11 | Belinda saw the gesture , winced inwardly as the image stabbed at her feelings , and despised herself for wasting her emotions in this way . |
| 12 | Valerie listened for suspicious sounds on the tape , and despised herself for so doing . |
| 13 | Such , briefly , was the young schoolmistress in the slum school , caught with the tawse in her hand , and hating herself for being caught this way — these crying children , and feeling like an ogre . |
| 14 | She follows the ball and positions herself for every shot . |