Example sentences of "herself to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After satisfying herself to that end , she rose presently to give them a chance to be together , and to allow Bishop Jon to awaken without embarrassment . |
| 2 | Elise Fox , happily unmarried at thirty-two , was rarely without an escort , but never showed the least sign of tying herself to one man for good . |
| 3 | Julie screamed again and threw herself to one side , hissing in pain as a silver of broken glass sliced through the flesh on the back of her left hand . |
| 4 | She 's only thinking of your good , ’ said Iris , helping herself to apricot jam . |
| 5 | Lady Pomfret had been an excellent wife and mother and an efficient Lady of the Bedchamber , but she exposed herself to constant ridicule in society because she was so desperate to be thought of as a learned woman . |
| 6 | He was about to return the compliment by suggesting that she might have lost a little weight when she leaned across and helped herself to another jam tart . |
| 7 | She gave a short , cross laugh , helped herself to another cigarette from the pink and white china box the children were forbidden to touch . |
| 8 | ‘ I think it 's a scream , ’ Ruth stated jauntily , helping herself to more juice , ‘ our lovers out most of the night , with each other . |
| 9 | " Matt will calm her down , " Jenny said carelessly , and helped herself to more coffee . |
| 10 | At one point , the German countess emerged from the midst of the gentlemen and before I had had a chance to serve her , began helping herself to some port from my tray . |
| 11 | It was hoped that Japan could re-establish herself to some extent in the islands of Habomai and Shikotan while the Kurils should come under a UN mandate . |
| 12 | She did not intend to commit herself to this man . |
| 13 | Nothing could have prepared her for the beauty they had just shared , and she knew that for as long as she lived she would never regret giving herself to this man . |