Example sentences of "she [verb] [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] [art] " 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 | As she slipped into the water beside them Rachel was aware that David had thrown a large orange ball into the pool before jumping in himself , and within seconds she found herself part of a noisy , boisterous game of water hand-ball . |
| 9 | She levered herself away from the door , crossed to the heavy old sideboard and took out the bottle of whisky and a glass . |
| 10 | To keep herself from sleep she suspended herself ingeniously upon a large cross which hung in her room … and should this fail she attached her hair [ the one lock she had not shaved off to the nail in the feet of her Christ so that the least relaxation would inflict terrible suffering on her … |
| 11 | She let herself quietly into the house , and immediately heard the sound of voices coming from the living-room . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | You did the wise thing , calling a halt when you did , she told herself sharply for the umpteenth time . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Staring at him in confusion , she hauled herself upright in the bed and pushed the pillow behind her . |
| 16 | She perched herself uncomfortably on the only chair in the room as he sat down on the bed . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This was the only time she allowed herself away from the business of the shop or the house above it . |
| 19 | Angrily , she thrust herself away from the bedpost and her hands began again their energetic dance on the brightening wood . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ Mother of God in heaven , ’ Caterina muttered , ‘ I give up , ’ and she swung herself crossly onto the floor . |
| 22 | She swung herself lightly from the jeep and walked slowly alongside the pool . |
| 23 | She pulled herself together with an effort , trying to remember what she 'd been told about wine-tasting , holding the glass carefully by the stem , and sniffing delicately . |
| 24 | She saw herself perhaps as an Elizabeth Bowen heroine — for one did not openly identify oneself with Jane Austen 's heroines and To The North was her favourite novel . |
| 25 | She eased herself slowly from the bed . |
| 26 | She eased herself away from the rail . |
| 27 | His mouth came gently to her neck and she gave herself again to the lion . |
| 28 | She unfolded herself carefully from the prickly bushes and rose to her feet . |