Example sentences of "herself for " in BNC.
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| 31 | After this she ceased to blame herself for the breakdown of their marriage , but instead expressed considerable anger towards her husband . |
| 32 | All the newspapers on the front of the stall were French and Harriet cursed herself for not being a better linguist . |
| 33 | It was Mark who had persuaded her to approach the bank for a loan , Mark who had suggested her old friend Linda George , who had graduated in business studies at the same time that Theresa had finished her fashion degree , should join forces with her to organise the commercial side , Mark who had given her enough confidence in herself for her to allow her mother to put up her house as security — something Theresa had fought against even whilst realising there was no other way to secure the loan she needed . |
| 34 | Harriet stiffened , totally taken by surprise and annoyed with herself for not realising the moment he mentioned insurance the reason why he was here . |
| 35 | Despising herself for her weakness she reached for the telephone , dialling Nick 's number . |
| 36 | Sally asked , hating herself for still wanting him . |
| 37 | Such , briefly , was the young schoolmistress in the slum school , caught with the tawse in her hand , and hating herself for being caught this way — these crying children , and feeling like an ogre . |
| 38 | Selfishness had made her want to have the fiddle , and she would never forgive herself for what had happened . |
| 39 | Sarah 's eyes flooded with tears , and she was ashamed of herself for not being more charitable over this generous woman 's good fortune . |
| 40 | Then a young woman — dark , quite a looker if you liked that sort of thing but a bit too full of herself for Bennett 's liking — walked into the club and announced that she was the dinner guest of Sir Robin Day , he could only treat her to his coldly disapproving smile and direct her to the ladies ' bar . |
| 41 | Kelly was annoyed with herself for feeling a pang of jealousy that Jack Butler was now deep in conversation with the girl on his right . |
| 42 | She fled home on the underground , scolding herself for being such a coward , it could all be over now if she 'd been sensible . |
| 43 | At first , angry with herself for over-reacting , Nell felt suddenly deflated . |
| 44 | She went close and bent over Midnight , scolding herself for ever having left him . |
| 45 | Chiding herself for her reflex reaction of fear , Meryl strode to the window and examined the catch . |
| 46 | She may experience a crisis of disbelief in her religious faith , or direct her anger towards the medical or nursing staff who cared for her husband , for failing to save his life ; or she may blame family or friends and have feelings of guilt and anger against herself for things that were done or not done during his lifetime . |
| 47 | Loss of earnings and career prospects can be a serious matter for someone who knows that she is going to have to support herself for many years after her parents have gone ; and unless the home in which they are living is owned by them , and left to her in their will , she is also going to have to provide accommodation for herself when they die . |
| 48 | Although her breathing became a little faster as she imagined this part of the scene , she did not become noticeably distressed in any way ; in fact she told me that she felt really pleased with herself for the way in which she had handled the situation . |
| 49 | She follows the ball and positions herself for every shot . |
| 50 | Betty had never seen the baby , blamed herself for its death , and was still grieving . |
| 51 | Married but childfree , she 's gearing herself for a sad goodbye to her 20s . |
| 52 | THE Duchess of York told millions of TV viewers last night that she , too , had suffered a bad year — and blamed herself for it . |
| 53 | Gee Armytage was yesterday bracing herself for another spell on the sidelines as she recovers from a back injury sustained in the Coral Welsh National . |
| 54 | If Kee , who is far from ignorant in these matters , wanted to go on starving herself for the sake of an old love which is dead and rotting in the ground , well , so be it , that is her business . |
| 55 | Precisely because the Church mistakes herself for the present form of the Kingdom , God 's rule has often had to manifest itself in the secular world outside , and frequently against , the Church ’ ( Pannenberg 1975:78 ) . |
| 56 | But that would still mean the year with the terrible Mother Clare to qualify herself for any kind of work . |
| 57 | She was too shocked by McIllvanney 's offer and , at the same time , she was paradoxically surprised at herself for being so shocked . |
| 58 | ‘ She allowed a man to persuade her into taking the drug , so she can only blame herself for her predicament . |
| 59 | ‘ Your book ? ’ she enquired , doubtfully , angry with herself for allowing domesticity to prevent her from keeping more up to date with the literary news . |
| 60 | Sometimes , although she chided herself for the thought , it seemed as if in trying to be unselfish and giving him what he wanted , she had allowed herself to be turned into a sacrifice . |