Example sentences of "[verb] herself [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | She swung herself lightly from the jeep and walked slowly alongside the pool . |
| 32 | Miss Fergusson expressed herself forcibly on the subject of popular superstition and the responsibility of the clergy . |
| 33 | Miss Logan was angry and distressed at such Judas-like behaviour , and expressed herself forcibly on the subject to the Armenian priest , who nodded and offered to say prayers for Miss Fergusson . |
| 34 | Angrily , she thrust herself away from the bedpost and her hands began again their energetic dance on the brightening wood . |
| 35 | She lifted the hem of her skirt back to her waist , and smiled , and touched herself briefly between the legs . |
| 36 | And at that point his voice faded as Belinda got herself safely into the passage and out of earshot at last . |
| 37 | She lathered herself languidly beneath the refreshing jets of water , letting the spray caress every hot , sticky part of her with a glorious wave of sensual awareness . |
| 38 | Returning to the settle , she seated herself again by the child and said kindly , ‘ Come on now , come on . |
| 39 | He was looking across at her as she seated herself gingerly in the armchair opposite him . |
| 40 | Daalny stood tense and at a loss for one moment , before she flung herself bodily into the open doorway , as though she feared the door might be slammed again before she could prevent , though Cadfael made no move . |
| 41 | Mary gave one horrified glance at it , then flung herself madly into the ditch at the side of the lane . |
| 42 | After they had told her Wexford and Burden sat helplessly while she flung herself face-downwards on the sofa and sobbed into the cushions . |
| 43 | Nutty flung herself blindly at the opposition . |
| 44 | She had given herself totally to the frighteningly wonderful feelings he aroused in her . |
| 45 | Feeling less athletic , in fact weak and drained all over , she lowered herself slowly into the cool water . |
| 46 | Virginia lowered herself carefully to the ground . |
| 47 | ‘ You should see the other feller , ’ she said , easing herself gently into the passenger seat of his Aston Martin . |
| 48 | After a triumphant journey of 30-odd feet , unfortunately executed backwards , Julia propelled herself neatly into the nearest restaurant and ordered an early rösti . |
| 49 | She set up everywhere she went a series of dependency relationships , attaching herself either to the compassionate , the powerful , or the merely expedient , when her lack of judgement often led her to be rejected , robbed or ill-treated , but — again a psychotic trait — she seemed unable to learn by experience . |
| 50 | The Last Tycoon filly , out of a half-sister to Royal Gait , acquitted herself well on the Midlands track on her only start last month , gamely chasing home easy winner Ballerina after being switched , finishing two lengths second . |
| 51 | Virginia closed her eyes , let the darkness swirl unheeded around her , losing herself utterly in the pleasure of Guy 's caresses . |
| 52 | Of the outsiders , Carthage established herself permanently in the west of the island ; the classical wars were fought about where to draw the line of boundary . |
| 53 | In this case an enlightened friend of mankind would save the intellectual because of his potential influence on thousands of human minds ; the chambermaid is advised to devote herself willingly to the flames ! |
| 54 | Relaxed and without the miserable depression of the previous few evenings , Julia pulled herself out of the water , rubbed herself vigorously with the hard , thin towel Annunziata had left there for her and went to dress . |
| 55 | It was impossible to distance herself physically in the small room — doing so mentally was the next best thing . |
| 56 | She eased herself slowly from the bed . |
| 57 | She eased herself away from the rail . |
| 58 | Emilia stared at him with Medusa 's eyes a moment then eased herself further into the bed where she lay gripping the coverlet with white fingers . |
| 59 | Beatie crossed herself quickly at the mention of the dead , the young Irish woman was sometimes ashamed of her husband 's bluntness . |
| 60 | She was unwilling to ally herself entirely with the three truly black girls in her class , who were scholarship students from poor families . |