Example sentences of "and [vb past] herself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fei Yen took her drink and seated herself beside her husband , facing the other men . |
| 2 | She turned and regarded him , and after a moment walked slowly and deliberately to the Ancient Throne of Niall of the Nine Hostages and seated herself on it . |
| 3 | Victoria came up the room and seated herself on the couch , and without either greeting or preamble , she said , ‘ I 've had indigestion ever since Christmas Day . |
| 4 | Loretta followed her into a spacious drawing-room , and seated herself in a chair to one side of the tiled fireplace , while Veronica took the chair opposite . |
| 5 | ‘ Sunday , then , ’ she said , and damned herself for the note of desperation in her voice . |
| 6 | ‘ You 've got to have the right bloke mind , ’ Yanto smiled at her , as she stood up and shrouded herself in his blanket . |
| 7 | She went and took a grey pleated skirt from her case and zipped herself into it . |
| 8 | She crawled on to the bed and hugged herself like a child with no one there to bring comfort . |
| 9 | But she did not answer him , only bent and lowered herself into the water , hissing as the coldness burned into the wound , a faint moan escaping through her gritted teeth as she began to wash . |
| 10 | She pulled back the front curtain vigorously and revealed herself to be young and jolly-looking . |
| 11 | Augustus John 's ‘ leonine personality ’ was well known , as was Wilson Steer 's total life devotion to his ‘ absorbing passion for painting , ’ 12 or Sickert 's arrogant self-belief — all artists Walker admired as the best and aligned herself with . |
| 12 | But Christine put the fern back on the sill and deflated herself into an armchair by the window . |
| 13 | But then I realised you had joined the queue of dolour — I take it from your sparkling eyes that Lucy 's dropped her drawers and flung herself into sapphic bliss ? ’ |
| 14 | Cora-Beth jumped up from her chair and flung herself into her father 's arms . |
| 15 | The gate to a tiny courtyard was open and , for an instant , Lindsey hung back , watching in rapt fascination as a dark-haired , slender figure came hurrying down the steps towards them , cloth in hand , and flung herself into Niall 's arms . |
| 16 | Tallis ran to Swimmer of Lakes and flung herself across its back , twisting into a sitting position and quickly flinging a simple rope harness around its neck . |
| 17 | She ran past him , and flung herself on the door , fumbling with the catch . |
| 18 | Robyn swore and flung herself at the stove , trying to scrape what was left of the bacon away from the bottom of the pan . |
| 19 | Robbie screamed and flung herself against the protective width of Fen 's chest . |
| 20 | She licked her fingers and applied herself to her beer . |
| 21 | Her stepsister settled in England , conformed outwardly , and applied herself to the advancement of her plump , dull son . |
| 22 | Finally she came up with a small hand mirror and inspected herself in it . |
| 23 | She got on with children and dedicated herself to their wellbeing . |
| 24 | His poor mother lacked her husband 's capacity for discipline , and found herself at the mercy of her headstrong son . |
| 25 | She looked into the eyes of this human peacock and found herself at a complete loss for words ; and he too seemed surprised by this girl who had agreed to be his bride : he looked up at her ( she was half a head taller than he ) in a way that she might have interpreted as hostile had she not been in too much of a turmoil herself to notice it . |
| 26 | She had got lost , returning to their home in Ambleside Road , Warndon , Worcester , and found herself on the M50 . |
| 27 | Seconds later she shoulder-charged the door , and found herself in an eerie moonlit room where she could distinguish nothing , except the deafening howls which seemed to reverberate off the walls . |
| 28 | She opened a door , and found herself in the Bacon room . |
| 29 | … and found herself in a part of the house she had never seen before . |
| 30 | She pushed open the only door , and found herself in a spacious but gloomy office . |