Example sentences of "she [verb] herself [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Entertaining the proprietor was n't part of the job description , ’ she offered , her tone creamy as she nerved herself to continue the debate if necessary . |
| 2 | Finally she nerved herself to go and have a drink . |
| 3 | She flung herself crying on to Mrs Hollidaye 's lap , knocking Mrs Hollidaye 's afternoon hat sideways . |
| 4 | She had deliberately left off her knickers , so when she dragged the dress over her head she revealed herself standing nude . |
| 5 | And she drunk herself to sleep . |
| 6 | She braved herself to meet his eyes , wondering if he too had lost his appetite and for the same reason as her . |
| 7 | She could n't remember when she had last eaten and , although she still was n't hungry , she made herself swallow every mouthful . |
| 8 | She prayed , and took up vegetarianism , more as an extra religion than as part of the war effort ; after a while she made herself go back to the hospital , and eventually she found Higher Mathematics . |
| 9 | Cups , saucers , a small jug of milk ; she made herself busy while they talked business . |
| 10 | She made herself stand up to him , " The water tank up there is rotten , it 's rusting . |
| 11 | She made herself stand a little taller . |
| 12 | Before the days of scientific toiletries , your great grandmother had to make do with simple cosmetics she made herself using herbs and foods from her kitchen cupboard . |
| 13 | Ann Cook , 48 , of Church Road , Yardley , Birmingham , who ran the Posh Paws parlour , had tethered the dog to a table next to the heater to dry while she made herself lunch , said Mr Wykeham Garsia , prosecuting . |
| 14 | In an effort to quell the hysteria she made herself do ordinary things — putting the kettle on to boil — milk to warm — instant coffee in two brown mugs . |
| 15 | She made herself breathe through her mouth as slowly as she could to hush her own sounds , and inhaled the odours of the earth with her own warm respiration . |
| 16 | She made herself smile . |
| 17 | She made herself smile . |
| 18 | She made herself sound enthusiastic , bursting with ideas . |
| 19 | And she made herself look about her , at the odd heaps lying on the rough ground , and she said to herself , ‘ Yes , he was right , it 'll be better if it 's paved . |
| 20 | With an effort , she made herself look with interest around his office , though it was really beautifully furnished and her initial pretence changed to frank admiration . |
| 21 | She made herself spend less time with Carolyn , monitoring her own contact with her . |
| 22 | She made herself read to keep from crying : Hilda Bevans , two credits , three passes in Oxford School Certificate , 1944 ; Marjorie Grace Pickthorne , one distinction , two credits , four passes in Oxford School Certificate , 1945 . |
| 23 | Her body had stiffened for a moment but she made herself relax and huddle against him . |
| 24 | ‘ He was flying last night , was n't he ? ’ she made herself ask it . |
| 25 | She must wait until after his seduction before she made herself known to him . |
| 26 | She was a year old and her mother had wanted her to be fostered while she got herself sorted out . |
| 27 | She got herself seated at a table for four , ordered a glass of pastis , the local drink , and settled back to wait for her friends . |
| 28 | She helped herself to trifle with splendid insouciance . |
| 29 | ‘ Does anyone ? ’ she caught herself saying rashly . |
| 30 | Then , she caught herself smiling : ‘ Feeling pleased with yourself , ’ she thought immediately , in that ruthless , self-mocking voice . |