Example sentences of "herself in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Here Alice Walker finds herself in a typical double bind : the cultural and political conditions of her novel are deracinated ; it becomes immensely popular among white middle-class readers who , unsurprisingly , have read few other black writers ; it is accused of assuaging white guilt , of being charmingly apolitical … |
| 2 | ‘ My aunt in America sent us a photo of herself in a black dress after Grandad died and it was very plain . |
| 3 | Melanie experimentally walked into it and pulled the door to on herself in a cool smell of cheese and mildew . |
| 4 | Wrapping her arms round herself in a futile attempt to retain some body-heat , she began the long walk back to the cottage . |
| 5 | Anna looked at Peter again and said to herself in a guilty whisper , ‘ Will he become even more difficult ? ’ |
| 6 | Benny found herself in a rock-walled tunnel , with bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling at regular intervals . |
| 7 | Alice in Wonderland is a text adventure game based on the very famous story 2f a young girl who finds herself in a strange land full of strange creatures and strange places . |
| 8 | She wanted only to rid herself of the blocks Ewan had inflicted on her and lose herself in a new future . |
| 9 | Once she suddenly landed up in hospital for what was not an emergency ; several times she had found herself in a new home ; and on one occasion she had arrived in another country with a new ‘ father ’ — all without warning or previous explanation . |
| 10 | " And what next ? " she asked herself in a low voice . |
| 11 | To open a white painted door , its handle and finger plate of white porcelain rimmed in gold and painted with fat roses , and find herself in a low warm room where every surface was cushioned and padded , designed for comfort , was a revelation indeed . |
| 12 | She pushed open the only door , and found herself in a spacious but gloomy office . |
| 13 | Claudia stared at what looked like a photograph of herself in a revealing and over-elaborate evening dress . |
| 14 | But so much of her attention was now centred on her own immediate steps that she had no leisure to orientate herself in a wider field . |
| 15 | Instead , Murray will find herself in a 12-runner final , with only four adversaries likely to bar her path to gold — the Netherlands ' Elly Van Hulst , Romanian Margareta Keszeg , American Lynn Jennings and Russian Olga Kovpotina. — PA . |
| 16 | The walk took only ten minutes and this allowed her two glorious hours sitting quietly by herself in a cosy corner devouring one book after another . |
| 17 | She did not want to find herself in a hierarchical situation in relation to others at work , thereby creating false barriers and reinforcing the capitalist class structure . |
| 18 | An elderly woman came in , seated herself in a rear pew and clasped her hands in prayer . |
| 19 | Damn Julius ! she muttered to herself in a great surge of resentment . |
| 20 | When she emerged , she found herself in a small square beside a canal so wide that she immediately realised it must be the Grand Canal itself . |
| 21 | The simple act of losing herself in a live stage performance seemed impossible , when all she could think of was the sheer heaven of spending time alone with Guy again . |
| 22 | ‘ I was only thinking about you the other day , David , ’ said his grandmother , settling herself in a high-backed chair , her feet planted firmly on the floral Axminster carpet . |
| 23 | She scuttled through the door and found herself in a long drawing-room choked with old-fashioned furniture . |
| 24 | She caught sight of herself in a long gilt mirror and smoothed her fair hair . |
| 25 | After a frugal meal , she wrapped herself in a long white cashmere cardigan that Ace had insisted on buying her , and sat out on the balcony that overlooked the distant Atlantic ocean , and , more immediately , the beautiful gardens of the hotel . |
| 26 | She was endeavouring to find her way to the courtyard when , reaching the end of one of the wide corridors , she found herself in a long gallery lined with portraits . |
| 27 | Kim soon found herself in a tiny tenement flat . |
| 28 | She had a head of flowing auburn hair and carried herself in a self-possessed manner touching on the arrogant . |
| 29 | ‘ Absolutely , ’ she said with feeling , dispelling a pang of guilt with the observation that she was certainly not presenting herself in a flattering light . |
| 30 | Lissa drew her robe around herself in a protective gesture , her mind frozen over like a bleak winter landscape . |