Example sentences of "give herself [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Rainbow gets the show back on the road , and tries to give herself a little holiday from auntly interventions by searching the radio bands for a local traffic report .
2 Having given herself a good talking to , and feeling ashamed of her misplaced , foolish pride , Laura made her way into the twins ' small bedroom , where Ross had just finished telling them a story .
3 Indeed , it is not uncommon to hear a tournament player of four or five years ' standing confess that she has not yet given herself a fair chance .
4 She had given herself a fair amount of time to get to Luke 's , and if she left the motorway at the next junction and did n't hang around she 'd be only a little late at the most .
5 A FRENCHWOMAN has given herself the ultimate facelift in an attempt to create the perfect features .
6 Giving herself a good talking to , and ruthlessly ignoring those silly , pathetic yearnings still buried deep in her subconscious , had always worked in the past .
7 Giving herself a mental shake , she threw off the thoughts .
8 Would he make love , perhaps , as fiercely as he hated ? she wondered , then stopped right there , giving herself a mental shake .
9 A second or so later she was giving herself a mental shake and opening her eyes again .
10 She finishes what she is doing , gives herself a resolute shake and lets the sea breeze dry her , rises slowly , pulls her dark blue tights up in an unhurried manner , and adjusts her skirt .
11 She got out of the bath and gave herself a mental shake as she quickly towelled herself dry .
12 But as she opened her mouth to suggest it , she gave herself a mental shake .
13 She gave herself a mental shake .
14 She gave herself a mental shake ; Marianne was simply like many other egocentric actresses she 'd met — interested more in herself than in anything else — but that did n't necessarily mean she was trying to shut Shannon out .
15 Luce gave herself a mental shake .
16 She gave herself a mental shake .
17 She gave herself a small mental hug .
18 She gave herself a critical glance , taking in the ankle-length , black lace gown with its full skirt , long , tapered sleeves and off-the-shoulder neckline .
19 Well , I know in the interview you did with Patsy Kensit she gave herself a 4 so I 'll have to go for 2 .
20 She gave herself a full minute to find her bearings in this mute kingdom , and her senses made the adjustment gratefully .
21 She gave herself a quick mental shake .
22 She gave herself a little shake .
23 She gave herself a brisk shake .
24 Gunnell gave herself the perfect wedding present when she unwrapped an Olympic gold medal in the 400metres hurdles .
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