Example sentences of "she [verb] [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Daalny stood tense and at a loss for one moment , before she flung herself bodily into the open doorway , as though she feared the door might be slammed again before she could prevent , though Cadfael made no move .
2 After they had told her Wexford and Burden sat helplessly while she flung herself face-downwards on the sofa and sobbed into the cushions .
3 Feeling less athletic , in fact weak and drained all over , she lowered herself slowly into the cool water .
4 Returning to the settle , she seated herself again by the child and said kindly , ‘ Come on now , come on .
5 He was looking across at her as she seated herself gingerly in the armchair opposite him .
6 She lathered herself languidly beneath the refreshing jets of water , letting the spray caress every hot , sticky part of her with a glorious wave of sensual awareness .
7 At Universal , she found herself painfully opposite the eponymous talking mule in Francis Joins The Wacs ( 1954 ) and as the female lead in Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Cops , ( 1955 ) but had delightful moments in Has Anybody Seen My Gal ? ( 1952 ) singing ‘ The Red Red Robin ’ while bobbing around doing the housework .
8 She levered herself away from the door , crossed to the heavy old sideboard and took out the bottle of whisky and a glass .
9 She let herself quietly into the house , and immediately heard the sound of voices coming from the living-room .
10 It really would be very much more practical to have her hair cut , she told herself severely for the umpteenth time , but the simple truth was that she liked having her hair long , loved the feeling of the heavy silken strands on her skin .
11 You did the wise thing , calling a halt when you did , she told herself sharply for the umpteenth time .
12 Accepting enthusiastically the school 's principles of unsectarianism , coeducation up to the age of eleven , mixing middle- and artisan-class children , and making lessons short and pleasurable , she threw herself wholeheartedly into the teaching until forced to resign through ill health .
13 Staring at him in confusion , she hauled herself upright in the bed and pushed the pillow behind her .
14 She perched herself uncomfortably on the only chair in the room as he sat down on the bed .
15 She affiliated herself more with the opposing camp of Impressionism — when a female caller at her studio who hoped to have a portrait done told Walker that she was regarded as having a ‘ Burne-Jones-face ’ Walker replied , ‘ what a damn sickly sort of face to have ! ’ 20 However , despite this aversion and the fact that her own women do not resemble the Pre-Raphaelite type , in her attitude towards her women there is much that is similar .
16 This was the only time she allowed herself away from the business of the shop or the house above it .
17 Angrily , she thrust herself away from the bedpost and her hands began again their energetic dance on the brightening wood .
18 While he went in search of the water , she locked herself furiously in the bathroom to don a baggy navy and white striped T-shirt nightdress , and by the time he returned she was safely hidden underneath the printed white bedspread .
19 ‘ Mother of God in heaven , ’ Caterina muttered , ‘ I give up , ’ and she swung herself crossly onto the floor .
20 She swung herself lightly from the jeep and walked slowly alongside the pool .
21 She eased herself slowly from the bed .
22 She eased herself away from the rail .
23 His mouth came gently to her neck and she gave herself again to the lion .
24 She unfolded herself carefully from the prickly bushes and rose to her feet .
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