Example sentences of "herself to be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again , Steffi Graf has shown herself to be the best player in the world by far — in more than one sense . |
| 2 | For , after all , it was not humility that restrained her from believing herself to be at first sight infinitely interesting , for she believed herself to be the equal even of Clelia Denham : it was simply a deference to the law of probability . |
| 3 | Lesley set herself to be the most enlightening and intelligent of guides . |
| 4 | Allowed herself to be the meat in the sandwich or , more aptly perhaps , in the circumstances , the butter on the smørrebrød ? |
| 5 | Distress smote Theda as she took in his condition and knew herself to be the cause of it . |
| 6 | Mrs Tholen , who went on to specialise in theatre work , has proved herself to be the gardener of the family despite her husband 's success with carnations carefully nurturing the acre of gardens in which their four-bedroomed detached home is set . |