Example sentences of "[verb] herself to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , she was not inclined to trust herself to a system based on gifts and favours . |
| 2 | One source said : ‘ It would come as no surprise to find her driving herself to the church . |
| 3 | In 1918 , after the vote had been granted to women over thirty , she resigned from the WFL presidency and devoted herself to a range of issues , including the Save the Children campaign , the Indian independence movement , theosophy , the Labour party and the early British Communist party , the London Vegetarian Society , and the Irish Self Determination League . |
| 4 | Remaining single , she devoted herself to a lifetime of campaigning and was , with Bessie Rayner Parkes , Jessie Boucherett , Barbara Bodichon and others , one of the founder members of an organization specifically designed to find work for women , especially the much-spoken-of " half million extra women " in the population who were statistically unlikely to marry . |
| 5 | Once again the meeting was a great success ; the Emperor had long conversations with the Prince Consort , Lord Palmerston and the Foreign Secretary , Lord Clarendon , while the Empress devoted herself to the Queen and the royal children . |
| 6 | She joined the Community of the Resurrection in 1940 and devoted herself to the training of Primary and Secondary school teachers at Grahamstown Training College . |
| 7 | There was a tight , hard knot in her stomach that seemed to preclude eating , but in a gesture of defiance she helped herself to a platter of seafood . |
| 8 | Reaching over the ink-black counter , she helped herself to a tumbler of Spanish coñac and drank it between shaking teeth . |
| 9 | Elaine handed her friend a bottle of Banks ' and helped herself to a glass of wine . |
| 10 | ‘ Pity she could n't be with us , ’ said Mrs Harper , dangerously : but Shirley had n't the energy to fight back , she helped herself to a spoonful of sage and onion stuffing and sat down to begin her meal . |
| 11 | ‘ Hallo , ’ said the Englishman as she helped herself to a mug of courtesy coffee at the desk . |
| 12 | She helped herself to a slice of banana bread , which she was about to eat as Stephen and James wandered onto the terrace . |
| 13 | She reached out and helped herself to an almond pastry . |
| 14 | She , too , helped herself to an almond pastry . |
| 15 | She thrust back the bright patchwork quilt and levered herself to a sitting position , her feet dangling over the edge of the bed . |
| 16 | At no time had she addressed herself to the credibility or otherwise of anything in the report . |
| 17 | About three weeks later , Jenny had resigned herself to the fact that she would stay . |
| 18 | Stefan was nearly 4 years old when his desperate mother referred herself to the child guidance centre . |
| 19 | So old Mokosh changed herself to a moorhen and ran through the meadows to the town , and Neva followed her . |
| 20 | A sob , swiftly repressed , rose in her throat ; she was condemning herself to a life as lonely as the seagull 's looked , but it , at least , could find a mate — she would never be able to do that . |
| 21 | Mind you , she was starving herself to the point of endangering her life and had to be hospitalized , but er oh no , her hormon her hormon well her hormonal changes went into reverse , they absolutely did . |
| 22 | If she lives on her own and poor health has robbed her of a normal social life , it is to be expected that her loneliness may have created such a build-up of unexpressed thoughts , feelings and opinions that she may need to talk herself to a standstill before she is ready to converse with you , and interest herself in anything you have to say . |
| 23 | By her coarseness she sought to make things easier for him — she committed herself to the relationship , to this way of life , which , God knew , was n't much fun for her . |
| 24 | She committed herself to the view that ‘ there was no such thing as society ’ , only individuals and families , an extraordinary reaction against the outlook of the past forty years . |
| 25 | Kate was a woman in every sense of the word , and she was a woman who would not give herself to a man lightly . |
| 26 | Only after these days can she present herself to the priest for ritual atonement of her impurity : |
| 27 | She had twisted and turned , struggling to free herself to no avail , until a well-aimed kick had won her a temporary respite . |
| 28 | Meg waited until she heard the main bedroom door shut before going herself to the bathroom . |
| 29 | A previous landlady had tried to help herself to the orange juice to put in her gin . |
| 30 | She made a stab at a brittle laugh , trying to fit herself to the image of one of his sophisticated London women — a Wanda or Melissa who would hardly be embarrassed by such an admission . |