Example sentences of "herself a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marguerite was sleeping and Jenna crept downstairs in the silent house and made her way to the kitchen to fix herself a milky drink . |
| 2 | Diana , herself a keen sailor despite being confined to a wheelchair for the last 45 years , hopes the boat will encourage more disabled people onto the water . |
| 3 | Diana Campbell , herself a keen sailor despite being confined to a wheelchair for the last 45 years , dreamt up the idea of a specially adapted dinghy sailing boat in the early seventies , and persuaded Roderick Macalpine-Downie to design it . |
| 4 | Where shall ye now get as much money as ye owe ? ’ , and when she was given forty pence she bought herself a furred cloak with it rather than paying off any of her debts . |
| 5 | Instead she set about cooking herself a suitable supper in the almost too perfect little kitchen . |
| 6 | She could have picked herself a better boyfriend . |
| 7 | In spite of her unwillingness to join the outing , and the remote mood she had been in for most of the day , in the last few minutes she had begun to feel herself a real person . |
| 8 | Let us try setting some adjectives of this type into ordinary sentences : ( 34 ) our future chairman smokes heavily Lorraine showed herself a real friend Charlie 's old school has some fine pictures The obvious points may be made : the " chairman " is already alive , there need be no doubt about Lorraine 's existence , and Charlie 's school may be relatively new . |
| 9 | She gave herself a critical glance , taking in the ankle-length , black lace gown with its full skirt , long , tapered sleeves and off-the-shoulder neckline . |
| 10 | As Bernice Weston , Founder of Weight Watchers in Britain , and herself a successful slimmer , would ask : how far would you walk for a Mars Bar ? |
| 11 | Maggie Byrne had bought herself a black silk dress from a secondhand clothes shop in Seven Dials to wear for Paddy 's burial . |
| 12 | Giving herself a good talking to , and ruthlessly ignoring those silly , pathetic yearnings still buried deep in her subconscious , had always worked in the past . |
| 13 | Having given herself a good talking to , and feeling ashamed of her misplaced , foolish pride , Laura made her way into the twins ' small bedroom , where Ross had just finished telling them a story . |
| 14 | In a year 's time or less she would land herself a good job , and a place to live . |
| 15 | A lonely nine-year-old has found herself a new granny and grandad by advertising in the local paper . |
| 16 | It 's really weird my mu erm one of my mum 's friends who 's a bit of goer , she 's got herself a new bloke called Jim yeah and he looks exactly like Jimmi Hendrix and he plays the guitar . |
| 17 | Katherine had even bought herself a new dress for the occasion out of her own pocket money topped up with a little from the bank account into which her own presents went . |
| 18 | And when Mrs Amabel Dallam remembered to pay her for all those wedding chemises she might just take a few shillings to a certain bazaar in Leeds where she 'd heard good dress-lengths were to be had at bargain prices and make herself a new dress for Christmas . |
| 19 | She had brought herself a new swimsuit but after she had changed she 'd stared critically at herself in the mirror in the changing-room . |
| 20 | She should buy herself a new frock and set her cap at someone else . |
| 21 | And in doing so she has proved herself a mightier force than the Palace propaganda machine , which suggested that she might not attend because she was too old and frail to make the long journey to Crathie Church . |
| 22 | There was a faint affront on the girl 's face , as if she knew Rachaela had denied herself a similar vileness and suffering , the secrets of the female club . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
| 24 | Fred merely nodded and picked up the paper , pretending to be engrossed in an article , and Carrie afforded herself a sly grin . |
| 25 | When the show finally ended and the house lights came up , Lucy found herself a backstage corner and waited for a while longer . |
| 26 | She finishes what she is doing , gives herself a resolute shake and lets the sea breeze dry her , rises slowly , pulls her dark blue tights up in an unhurried manner , and adjusts her skirt . |
| 27 | At this she cut herself a narrow wedge from the pie , and when her mother turned round from the oven and looked at her plate , she remarked , ‘ You wo n't get fat on that . |
| 28 | Or perhaps she could be like Merlyn Joseph and find herself a rich man who would install her in a yacht . |
| 29 | Herself a former actress , Jan Russ played a crucial real life role in shaping Kylie for stardom . |
| 30 | Ms Slaughter , herself a former magazine editor , gives the book a real stamp of authenticity . |