Example sentences of "herself [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not let herself think of the Scarabae . |
| 2 | Refusing to let herself think beyond the tasks she was performing , Leonora listened to the radio as she worked , and when the meal was well advanced she went quietly upstairs to find the bathroom empty , and Penry , fully dressed in fresh clothes , fast asleep on his bed . |
| 3 | An image flitted into her mind : she saw herself plunge over the edge of that black pit and tumble helplessly through the dark . |
| 4 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 5 | The bedroom felt cold and as Fred sank to the bed with her still in his arms Carrie closed her eyes and tried not to let herself focus on the small round damp patch on the ceiling above the foot of the bed . |
| 6 | A character who , rather awkwardly for me , does n't herself believe in the concept of character . |
| 7 | As they drew nearer to the damage and she could see that it was even worse than it had looked from afar , Ronni felt herself recoil at the very thought that her own brother could be responsible for such a thing . |
| 8 | Even now , she felt herself cringe at the way he 'd said ‘ little scientist ’ , all those childhood hurts about being ‘ different ’ flooding back . |
| 9 | Jelka looked about her , letting herself relax for the first time since she had heard of the attack on the Project , drinking in the harmony of the garden . |
| 10 | Ronni felt herself wince in the face of his sudden anger , but at the same time , finally , she understood something . |
| 11 | When she sat down she did n't let herself rest against the back of the chair . |
| 12 | Lisa felt herself falter at the dark note in his voice . |
| 13 | People were squeezing by her in the general drift to get a look at him , and she let herself go with the crowd a little in order to see how he was doing . |
| 14 | She is never entirely comfortable until she has surveyed those before her , put them mentally in their places and seen herself rise to the top in doing so . |