Example sentences of "[vb infin] herself " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vicky should count herself lucky . |
| 2 | He said she had ruined her chances by obstinacy and might count herself lucky to live on Benedict 's charity . ’ |
| 3 | No. 30 Mouncy Street was his first stop because he knew already from his own observation that here lived a truly old inhabitant ; Mary Adelaide Flock , who had been born twenty years before Queen Victoria died and did not count herself old yet . |
| 4 | The Catholic Church 's position , which is based on its experience of the constant tradition of faith since the time of the apostles , is that ‘ the Church , in fidelity to the example of the Lord , does not consider herself authorised to admit women to priestly ordination ’ ( Introduction , declaration on the question of the admission of women to the ministerial priesthood , CDF 15 October 1976 ) . |
| 5 | Other women in the narrative may not be friends , but are always constructed as rivals for male attention : ‘ She does not consider herself a beauty and this element is used to play off against the beauty of the other woman ( women ) … . ’ |
| 6 | She tried to shut it all out of her mind , and remember that she should consider herself lucky , for Avenue Foch would be a thousand times worse . |
| 7 | She thought dully that perhaps she could consider herself fortunate that , until that evening , she had never been hurt deliberately by any man . |
| 8 | A Cardiff woman , aged 35 in 1939 , suffered from decayed teeth , bronchitis every winter and a prolapsed uterus dating from her second pregnancy , yet she did not consider herself ill . |
| 9 | Could she unmarry herself ? |
| 10 | She could unmarry herself . |
| 11 | JERVIS : I am not to dispute with your honour , but I dare say if the men will let her alone she 'll never trouble herself about them . |
| 12 | When a woman has finished her menstrual period and has counted seven days when no fresh bleeding has been apparent , she must immerse herself in a mikva before sexual relations with her husband can resume . |
| 13 | A bride must immerse herself in a mikva before her wedding . |
| 14 | A woman who has given birth must immerse herself in a mikva before she can resume sexual relations with her husband . |
| 15 | She could not have guessed how much she would enjoy herself with a stranger , how completely this woman was in sympathy with her , could not have hoped for a new friend to come out , at this stage in her life , and give her so much pleasure . |
| 16 | Well then , he 'd give her an outing , he 'd bring her here and she could enjoy herself , have a tea , go home by train or bus , whichever she chose . |
| 17 | TECHNIQUEST is designed for people of all ages and abilities — ideal for family outings ( Gran will enjoy herself too ! ) , school trips , and special occasions . |
| 18 | ‘ He only wants to see the child enjoy herself with her friends . ’ |
| 19 | No doubt she will also enjoy herself with the best of our manhood . ’ |
| 20 | Most of the family were present when Anne asked her mother if she could have her dress altered , and after she had gone to see the Misses Dolan Tony said , ‘ I think it 's a shame Anne ca n't go out and enjoy herself . |
| 21 | It seemed she could enjoy herself whatever she was doing , but she had to be doing something . |
| 22 | And he was a delightful companion , so why not enjoy herself ? |
| 23 | Oh well mum will enjoy herself wo n't she ? |
| 24 | She , never wants to go back , but she really did enjoy herself ! |
| 25 | Did Bonnie enjoy herself in the end ? |
| 26 | Er yeah I think she , yeah she did enjoy herself , that 's what she said to me . |
| 27 | Faced now with the future upon which she dare not hazard herself , the other seemed suddenly quite possible . |
| 28 | Before 18 months , a child wo n't recognise herself in the mirror and for a long time will describe herself in terms of attributes ( like smallness ) and her possessions . |
| 29 | Only a few years before , Camille had been acutely concerned about her mother 's appearance , sometimes refusing to be seen with her in public , but now it seemed that she no longer minded : she had expropriated from Scarlet 's wardrobe those few articles that she felt would suit herself and had thereafter left her mother to her own devices . |
| 30 | Only then did she briefly introduce herself . |