Example sentences of "she had [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had soiled herself to the point of revulsion by submitting to his pawing in the public street — as shameless as the casual coupling of two dogs . |
| 2 | After her husband 's death she had borne herself with a mournful dignity which had done her standing no harm , and taken the funeral food to the tomb herself with a regularity and devotion which would have shamed women lamenting better-loved partners . |
| 3 | Even so , she had hidden herself in the claustrophobic cabin , afraid she might be recognized . |
| 4 | ‘ Kirsty MacColl bollocked me about that gay thing , right , because she had to defend herself to the people she knew saying , ‘ Look , Shaun ai n't like that . ’ |
| 5 | During our work with this widow , whose husband had died very unexpectedly , it turned out that since the time of his death until the time she contacted us , she had kept herself in a state of perpetual motion between her house and that of her son who lived some fifty miles away . |
| 6 | Teri has given up going to New Year 's Eve parties after she had to lock herself in the kitchen with loads of middle aged ladies hammering on the door . |
| 7 | But her wounds had begun to heal and yesterday she had felt herself on the verge of a promising beginning — an uphill struggle , perhaps , but a definite move towards new happiness . |
| 8 | A serving-maid to all intents and purposes , she had presented herself at the door which gave access to the rear stairs , the garden stairs , which led to the royal apartments . |
| 9 | It had little effect and she had to force herself into the driving seat and begin the return journey . |
| 10 | She worked throughout this period , but it was here , she says , that she knew she had disassociated herself from the University too much . |
| 11 | But , after a while , she had to excuse herself from the discussions to express some milk and Laura was furious . |
| 12 | But once the business had been established and the initial problems of setting it up had been dealt with , she had found herself with a certain amount of time at her disposal , time to relax , time to remember . |
| 13 | Once she suddenly landed up in hospital for what was not an emergency ; several times she had found herself in a new home ; and on one occasion she had arrived in another country with a new ‘ father ’ — all without warning or previous explanation . |
| 14 | She had found herself in the safe nook between Fenna 's sail-like wing and the crenellated and fantastic fortress of his spine . |
| 15 | The walls were maroon and the carpet was purple and the effect was expensive , but Lee felt as depressed as if she had found herself in the smelly hallway of a neglected and deprived residence . |
| 16 | In the bedroom she had done everything that Tom Horrocks had bidden her , reflexively , without panic ; yet she had known herself for the first time up against the frailty of the human organism — ; the mess of it , the degradation . |
| 17 | She had promoted herself into the film 's second editor , and slowed it down to normal at the bits she liked , and thought we would appreciate . |
| 18 | The memories persisted , until she had worked herself into a peevish bout of self-pity , which was not improved by her discovery when she reached home that Hank had not shovelled the snow off the front walk before leaving for school . |
| 19 | Fei Yen was looking down , the p'ip'a resting loosely against her breasts , her whole frame bent forward , as if she had emptied herself with the song . |
| 20 | Edging away from him , she felt her legs collide with the low shelving , and realised with a jolting shock that she had backed herself into a corner . |
| 21 | She had introduced herself on the doorstep , often been invited in and asked the tenants to let her know if they had any problems with which she could help . |
| 22 | She had thought long and hard before deciding that it was best for him to hear it from her rather than risk it reaching him through the more sensational tabloids , but she had braced herself for an outburst of shock , anger , even disgust . |
| 23 | And was it for this awfulness that she had taken the great jump that would divide her from the rest of her life , that she could never go back to , for this she had put herself beyond the pale and ruined her life ? |
| 24 | They watched patiently until she had impaled herself to the hilt on the huge dildo , and then they left . |
| 25 | Although she had moulded herself into the demure and restrained wife suitable to Stephen 's position , deep down she still possessed the wild spirits which had led her into Sir William Forster 's arms . |
| 26 | By eleven that morning she had installed herself as the cleaning dragon and there were twenty-seven earthenware bowls soaking in a strong solution of bleach . |
| 27 | But more astute moves made even before she had established herself as a world star had guaranteed that she collected an above average share of the money her records were making . |
| 28 | Of whom there were more than a few I would imagine , thinking of how she had thrown herself on the poor defenceless Marcus . |
| 29 | She had coached herself in the role , prepared her questions . |