Example sentences of "[verb] herself at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dawn Allenby , a masochist if ever there was one , should have prostrated herself at the feet of Desmond Fairchild , a sadist in a trilby hat worn with the brim turned up all the way round like vaudeville comic . |
| 2 | Outside she found herself at the top of a fire escape . |
| 3 | She was able to get her bearings this way and soon found herself at the back of the house . |
| 4 | His poor mother lacked her husband 's capacity for discipline , and found herself at the mercy of her headstrong son . |
| 5 | — as she might have said herself at the time ) . |
| 6 | Inside the kitchen , while Carrie busied herself at the range , Seb hovered behind her , wanting to touch her , but not daring to , in case she objected . |
| 7 | A serving-maid to all intents and purposes , she had presented herself at the door which gave access to the rear stairs , the garden stairs , which led to the royal apartments . |
| 8 | Ace threw herself at the speeder controls , stamping on the throttle override while wrenching the steering column forward . |
| 9 | Presenting herself at the servant 's entrance , Joan asked nervously if she might speak to the housekeeper . |
| 10 | He put on his shirt and suggested she should wash herself at the sink . |
| 11 | She killed herself at the theatre last night . ’ |
| 12 | The elder of the two policemen smiled at Sarah but she dropped her eyes and tried to busy herself at the sink . |
| 13 | She seated herself at the desk . |
| 14 | She seated herself at the desk , relocated a floral display and smiled as the first patient walked into the room . |
| 15 | Robyn swore and flung herself at the stove , trying to scrape what was left of the bacon away from the bottom of the pan . |
| 16 | 65 per cent of female college students continued a story which begins , ‘ After first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ’ , by expressing conflicts about success , anticipating its present or future negative consequences , denying the student 's effort or ability , ignoring the cue , or showing other ‘ bizarre or inappropriate responses ’ ( 1972 : 161 , 162 ) . |
| 17 | At the end of first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ! |
| 18 | ‘ The poor man had a seizure , ’ she continued , busying herself at the blankets . |
| 19 | Just ge go anywhere sh I 'm sure she 'd entertain herself at the shops , she 'd be quite happy |
| 20 | Mr Robertson told the second and final day of a hearing by the board 's video appeal committee that St Theresa was portrayed in mystical ecstasy — using pain to place herself at the mercy of her subconscious and thereby contemplate Jesus on the Cross . |
| 21 | When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned . |
| 22 | She drifted pleasantly away , finding herself at the theatre with Kate Maybury , but she had black hair and carried a colander , and in the colander lay a tiny baby , but Mrs Maybury would n't let her see it , just told her to watch the show . |
| 23 | When she was finished there she hurried back to the kitchen where she washed herself at the sink . |
| 24 | The surviving spouse of the most disagreeable , friendless partner may find herself at the centre of a crowd at his funeral , but once dispersed the crowd does not re-form . |
| 25 | The American star , who was later arrested for harassing an officer , hurled herself at the cops as she rushed to the aide of her pal . |
| 26 | Barking ferociously , the big Great Dane rushed from the rear of the house , skidded around the corner and hurled herself at the gate with such force that it creaked under the impact . |
| 27 | The Cheyney brothers were notable in Anglo-Italian society of the 1820s and 1830s , and were especially connected with Rome , where their mother had established herself at the Palazzo Sciarra . |