Example sentences of "present herself [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A serving-maid to all intents and purposes , she had presented herself at the door which gave access to the rear stairs , the garden stairs , which led to the royal apartments .
2 Only after these days can she present herself to the priest for ritual atonement of her impurity :
3 Presenting herself at the servant 's entrance , Joan asked nervously if she might speak to the housekeeper .
4 Jane is a disgruntled , mean and worldly woman who presents herself as the victim of the men she sets out to attract and soon sees through and rejects .
5 When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned .
6 The cooking , which could n't be done before the day of the party , looked like an insurmountable mountain to Paige when she presented herself in the kitchen to help .
7 That evening , she waited until Charlie was in his office and then presented herself in the doorway .
8 These theories enabled Prussia to present herself as the motor of German unification , a metaphor which connotes both power and a leading role .
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