Example sentences of "[to-vb] herself " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not looked deliberately , not wanting to tempt herself with the sight of him . |
| 2 | The opportunity to retrieve herself by usefulness came to Nicandra almost immediately — Lalage was back with them , downcast , apologetic . |
| 3 | Her smile , as she gazed into the camera , was wry and mocking , as though it amused her to find herself in the traditional pose of a mother . |
| 4 | Dot was surprised to find herself wearing a large pink woollen nightgown with embroidered collar whose gathered sleeves were so long that her hands were lost . |
| 5 | ‘ Pamela came to LA to find herself — and found Jim Morrison instead , ’ says Ryan . |
| 6 | After marrying in the series Charlene ran away to Brisbane ‘ to find herself . ’ |
| 7 | She came full circle around the house , and opened a door to find herself looking up again at the dangling corpse statue . |
| 8 | Maggie turned round to find herself staring into the eyes she 'd stared into in the pub . |
| 9 | Which is how she came to find herself in such an embarrassing position . |
| 10 | A quick discussion and it was agreed ; awakening to find herself in a coffin in that house of death could cause the poor girl to really die of fright . |
| 11 | The last time she had woken from sleep it had been to find herself looking into the blue eyes of a dangerous enemy ; now the enemy was a friend . |
| 12 | Lucky thing to be made love to by Drew on it , Daisy was appalled to find herself thinking . |
| 13 | I 'd like your husband 's cock inside me , Daisy was absolutely horrified to find herself thinking . |
| 14 | Lee jumped and opened her eyes to find herself alone in the restroom apart from one of the girls who worked there , who was leaning over her and gently shaking her shoulder . |
| 15 | But surprised to find herself materially connected to the universe again . |
| 16 | As the man withdrew as silently as he had arrived , Joan was surprised to find herself alone with the young king . |
| 17 | She did n't want to find herself with a one-way Goldenrail Supersaver to Belsen . |
| 18 | If she arrived in Benedict 's to find herself established as his mistress , future wife , or both , she would promptly develop a new set of anti-Richard complexes to add to those she already had , and Heaven help his chances with her then ! |
| 19 | She did not want to find herself alone in that Headmaster 's Study , where she would have to begin to think . |
| 20 | There were moments during the Mass when the litanies and prayers , the censers swinging to and fro and the smell of incense made her feel lightheaded , and she was able to believe that she was not really present , not really being married at all , and that at any moment she might open her eyes and awake , to find herself back in Corcaguiney , with the wind ruffling the water across Dingle Harbour and the cloud shadows sailing over the mountain . |
| 21 | Jacqui awoke to find herself still wrapped in the other woman 's arms . |
| 22 | Bernice woke to find herself lying outside the temple . |
| 23 | Benny awoke from a dream of Daleks and childhood memories to find herself rocking gently with the motion of a boat . |
| 24 | It would probably be just what she needed in order to find herself again . |
| 25 | What distressed her most was that she began to find herself liking the woman , with whom she realized she had much in common . |
| 26 | She was about to find herself a seat when she caught sight of him , in conversation with a rather pretty dark young woman , both of them laughing a lot . |
| 27 | The struggle to find herself was sometimes tortuous , yet often exhilarating . |
| 28 | I once met a girl who awoke to find herself gripped by the Spirit of God at 2 a.m . |
| 29 | Jenny let them spin on for a while ; but she was above all things a sensible girl and had no desire to find herself irretrievably stuck . |
| 30 | When in the brilliant sunshine of the morning , Caroline woke to find herself alone , she could n't decide if she felt relieved or dismayed . |