Example sentences of "herself out " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie stood up , shot the bolt and let herself out . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm helping to set out the stalls for the hospital bazaar — should be back about midday , ’ she called , as she let herself out of the house . |
| 3 | She would have to drag herself out of her lethargy and write . |
| 4 | Determined to write herself out of her poverty , Buchi Emecheta launched herself on the book world with an autobiographical account of life in London for a young Nigerian single parent . |
| 5 | Emecheta determined then that she would write herself out of her poverty . |
| 6 | Even as she spoke , a ferocious-looking lady with grey hair and a dicky hip was hoisting herself out of her chair and charging towards me . |
| 7 | She had forced herself out of bed especially early , without waking Oz , just so that she could have a spare half-hour or so to take a walk up Back Clough Dale . |
| 8 | Then she let herself out of the door and walked through the yard , muttering quietly to Ferry , so that he would know who it was . |
| 9 | Later , walking along the prom in the deep silence of that foggy early morning , she tried to taunt herself out of her depression : ‘ You never learn , do you ? |
| 10 | If you persisted in trying to talk to her , she would heave herself out of her chair and turn up the volume to a decibel level that made your ears ache . |
| 11 | It is very important to go to the mikva on time , and the woman who puts herself out and goes to the mikva even when it is not convenient to go , is commended by the rabbis in Jewish literature . |
| 12 | She pulled herself back together again , and hauled herself out of the cubicle to make full use of the facilities . |
| 13 | The single door beside her slid open , and she pushed herself out of the carriage . |
| 14 | In the hall she wraps a long scarf round her neck and puts on a cream-coloured quilted cotton jacket , with wide shoulders and inset sleeves , and lets herself out by the front door . |
| 15 | After all , if the University was n't going to keep her on ( Swallow 's request had come , rather tactlessly , later in the very same day on which he had communicated this gloomy prognosis ) why should she put herself out to oblige the University ? |
| 16 | ‘ You 'll only need them for your school work , ’ her mother reassured her , also trying to talk herself out of her own dismay . |
| 17 | She had no energy to swim in the water and pull herself out on the small strip of toilet paper left from the last flushing of the toilet . |
| 18 | With this comforting thought Henry rang the doorbell , hard , and watched his wife heave herself out of the chair and stump through to the hall . |
| 19 | She got up from the table and poured herself out a glass of water , and then sat down again . |
| 20 | She swung herself out onto the snow-wet pavement , hauling her bags after her . |
| 21 | She eased herself out of Nick 's embrace and he did not stir . |
| 22 | She eased herself out from under the duvet , reaching for her heavy wool man 's dressing gown and tying it firmly around her , crossed to the window . |
| 23 | When Vera Czermak found that her husband had been unfaithful , her first thought was to throw herself out of the window of their third-floor flat in Prague and put an end to her misery . |
| 24 | Once more she tries to force herself out of passively accepting an alienating situation out of terror . |
| 25 | Miss Jarman was heaving herself out of the carriage with the help of the crabbed old driver ; marching up the steps and rapping on the front door shouting : |
| 26 | In fact , she soon found herself out of a job . ’ |
| 27 | When she pulled herself out of bed and went to the bathroom , instructing me not to look at the sketch , I got the chance to examine it . |
| 28 | If she reacts in this way , it will be best not to try to interfere or worry about her tiring herself out with too much activity , as this may be even more disturbing for her . |
| 29 | Next moment Perdita , streaking down the field , had thrown herself out of the saddle and clinging with her left hand round Hermia 's damp hot neck , hooked Randy as the final bell tolled for South Sussex . |
| 30 | The train pulled in at her station and Lee got herself out into the street , touching too many people , climbing ugly grey stairs , looking at posters advertising Tampax , warning about Aids , promising relief in the Bahamas , selling newspapers , selling theatre tickets , selling life , she thought , but it ca n't be bought , not really , it 's within . |