Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] herself [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy , of Derwent Street , Darlington , yesterday recovering from her ordeal , said she was walking by herself to the video shop when she heard the car racing up the alley . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , you ca n't say he did n't warn you , ’ she muttered to herself during the course of Monday . |
| 3 | No , Kathleen thought , looking at herself in the mirror , at her own , pale face , no , she is not afraid , that is not it , Isabel has never known fear . |
| 4 | She was looking at herself in the full-length mirror by the side of the bed , pulling great lumps out of her stomach and grimacing at her own image . |
| 5 | Looking at herself in the mirror she saw that her eyes were swollen and her face blotchy . |
| 6 | And then when she was fully dressed , she shut the closet door over and stood looking at herself in the mirror which was on the other side . |
| 7 | Looking at herself in the looking-glass on the stairs she saw how small and pink her eyes looked , their lids still puffy and her skin was tired and lifeless . |
| 8 | Looking at herself in the mirror , she was very satisfied . |
| 9 | She combed her hair , looking at herself in the mirror . |
| 10 | She sighed to herself at the boring predictability of it . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , ’ she admitted softly as she continued to stare at herself in the full-length mirror . |
| 12 | She deliberately refused to look at herself in the strategically placed mirror . |
| 13 | She made Terry try it on , take it off , changed something else , and finally , at gone midnight , she had done all that she could do , and only then did she allow Terry to look at herself in the mirror . |
| 14 | She loved to walk by herself on the wild lonely moors , with her dog Keeper running by her side . |
| 15 | And she grinned to herself at the luxury of having someone in her life who would pay attention , who she could talk to . |
| 16 | She switched off the engine , glanced at herself in the driving mirror and got out , letting Bunny jump on to the drive . |
| 17 | I 'm not sure , as she scowls at herself in the mirror , about the choice of films in which she contemplates a role . |
| 18 | And she 's sitting in a peculiar way , staring at herself in the mirror . ’ |
| 19 | Dawn Allenby was standing in her coat and headscarf staring at herself in the mirror . |
| 20 | She was staring at herself in the mirror in the curtained dressing-room , wondering what a certain gentleman might do and say if he were to see her in it , when she became aware of hushed voices in the salon outside . |
| 21 | Her English teacher found her crying by herself over the job of rearranging the drama cupboard . |
| 22 | The final cost of the garden was $5 million , almost entirely financed by herself through the sale of those deceptively decorated polyester sculptures , perfume and furniture . |
| 23 | Lucy stared at herself in the mirror . |
| 24 | Maggie stared at herself in the mirror . |
| 25 | She stared at herself in the mirror . |
| 26 | Kate had liked it : you could tell by the way she fingered the material , by the way she looked at herself in the mirror with her chin lifted just a little higher than usual . |
| 27 | She looked at herself in the mirror , knowing that she looked good . |
| 28 | She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled , thinking that only the birds could see her . |
| 29 | She struggled into the blue dress and looked at herself in the mirror . |
| 30 | Alice put the telephone down carefully , and looked at herself in the small , oval mirror hanging above it on the wall . |