Example sentences of "herself [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She entered her life 's work full of joy at being allowed to give herself wholly to the Lord 's service . " |
| 2 | She had spurned the hypocritical cant beloved of politicians and addressed herself directly to the people , showing how well she knew them , telling them what they whispered in their hearts but dared not speak , calling their bluff ! |
| 3 | She had to commit herself totally to the therapy , while looking after two young children . |
| 4 | She had given herself totally to the frighteningly wonderful feelings he aroused in her . |
| 5 | Then she no longer knew or cared how he looked or what he might be feeling , and surrendered herself totally to the sensation of being in his arms . |
| 6 | Virginia lowered herself carefully to the ground . |
| 7 | In this case an enlightened friend of mankind would save the intellectual because of his potential influence on thousands of human minds ; the chambermaid is advised to devote herself willingly to the flames ! |
| 8 | Dr Compton-Burnett ( as Roger Hinks remarked ) contravened the ‘ law of frontality ’ , presenting herself sideways to the camera . |
| 9 | She set up everywhere she went a series of dependency relationships , attaching herself either to the compassionate , the powerful , or the merely expedient , when her lack of judgement often led her to be rejected , robbed or ill-treated , but — again a psychotic trait — she seemed unable to learn by experience . |
| 10 | His mouth came gently to her neck and she gave herself again to the lion . |
| 11 | She sensed his fear and , perceiving that he had placed this construction upon their encounter , pressed herself closer to the soft protuberance of his cock , touching his balls with her cheeks , one side and then the other , wheedling the while . |