Example sentences of "herself for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She follows the ball and positions herself for every shot . |
| 2 | She strengthened herself for a fight . |
| 3 | Serena Gordon , preparing herself for a year in London — ‘ I 'll take my passport and go to Ongar ’ |
| 4 | The psychologist worked on the assumption that Dawn should prepare herself for a life of dependency on others , so he did not try to motivate her towards self-sufficiency . |
| 5 | The Bengali lady who enrolled in an English cookery class , so that she could provide English food for some of her son 's chums at school , is likely next to take a GCSE in English and help prepare herself for a job that may be just around the corner . |
| 6 | She devised the decorations at Middle Temple following a design used by Elizabeth I herself for a party at Whitehall which is described in detail in the State Papers . |
| 7 | She had chosen for herself the human equivalent of sackcloth and ashes , and she denounced herself for a masochist . |
| 8 | When she finally shook herself away , she found herself sailing into yet more stagnant waters , for there , directly in her way , unavoidable , smiling passively , uncomfortably , yet unavoidably , was Lady Henrietta , dutifully offering herself for an exchange with her hostess . |
| 9 | She had stayed there , always conscious that she was preparing herself for an existence of unutterable boredom , and was one of an enormous number of women who were training themselves for an ‘ if I do n't marry ’ life . |
| 10 | She had thought long and hard before deciding that it was best for him to hear it from her rather than risk it reaching him through the more sensational tabloids , but she had braced herself for an outburst of shock , anger , even disgust . |
| 11 | And I daresay she thinks she 's succeeded — done me out of my rights and fixed up a snug home for herself for the rest of her days ! |
| 12 | She almost offered herself for the fight , the surrogate , the already-victorious . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She tailed off , cursing herself for the slip . |
| 15 | Although her breathing became a little faster as she imagined this part of the scene , she did not become noticeably distressed in any way ; in fact she told me that she felt really pleased with herself for the way in which she had handled the situation . |
| 16 | She blamed herself for the way Tina was , though she did not know what she had done wrong , and she blamed herself for not trying harder to keep Tina in her house when she wanted to go off to Jarvis Stringer 's . |
| 17 | Sometimes , although she chided herself for the thought , it seemed as if in trying to be unselfish and giving him what he wanted , she had allowed herself to be turned into a sacrifice . |
| 18 | Her head swam ; she shut her eyes and pressed herself against the wall , fighting to steady herself for the return trip , struggling to contain an urge to vomit . |
| 19 | At this point she burst into tears and blamed herself for the break-up of their relationship . |
| 20 | Even though she had tried to prepare herself for the possibility , the sense of shock hit her like a physical pain . |
| 21 | She could have kicked herself for the remark , for allowing Piers to see how much he got underneath her skin , but she could n't prevent herself . |
| 22 | Folly felt almost embarrassed at herself for the ease with which she was finding these excuses — and for the fact that she seemed to have slipped into mental first-name terms with this man who was , after all , a stranger . |
| 23 | After this she ceased to blame herself for the breakdown of their marriage , but instead expressed considerable anger towards her husband . |
| 24 | ‘ Sunday , then , ’ she said , and damned herself for the note of desperation in her voice . |
| 25 | Instinctively her hand drew the sheet higher before she chided herself for the gesture . |
| 26 | Biddy blamed herself for the crisis . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | But I mean it 's not just that , she 's killing herself for the job like ! |
| 29 | They could n't avoid being seen together and she braced herself for the blast from Georg and from her parents . |