Example sentences of "[prep] herself in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Molly caught sight of herself in the mirror , standing beside her daughter . |
| 2 | As Blanche snatched up the telephone and listened to the reassuring hum of the dialling tone , she caught sight of herself in the mirror on the wall : the shimmer of sweat on her forehead , eyes wild , face haggard and pale , hair stormy and unkempt , knuckles bruised and sore . |
| 3 | As she dried , she caught sight of herself in the mirror . |
| 4 | As she went out she caught sight of herself in the mirror at the back of the counter . |
| 5 | At the sight of herself in the mirror , an image of herself from so long ago , all the shock came back , taking her by surprise . |
| 6 | Sally-Anne had already checked that this was the only one of herself in the pile . |
| 7 | She longed to cry , to dissolve the hard knot of tears that was inside her but pride would not allow her to make a show of herself in the street . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , but under protest , ’ Theda said , a fleeting vision of herself in the peach gown passing through her mind , together with a swift question as to how Benedict would think she looked in it . |
| 9 | As she turned away , she caught a glimpse of herself in the bedroom mirror , and paused to take a longer , critical look . |
| 10 | We leave the second part to the sorceress who 's the really strong character in the whole play to spoil this love match and she sends the spirit of herself in the form of the God Mercury to deceive Anaeas into saying he 's got to go away , so he goes and tells Dido he must leave and of course Dido 's heartbroken and she commits suicide and of course this is celebrated with the famous lament at the end of the opera . |
| 11 | Mrs Brocklebank had created a little nest for herself in the basement where she put her clothes and her big black handbag , from which she was only rarely and reluctantly parted , and where she tucked away any odds and ends it was better Brock at home did not see . |
| 12 | The pity of it was that she had n't made a bigger part for herself in the night 's scenario ; she was getting polite nods and hellos from people that she already knew slightly , and curious glances from most of the others . |
| 13 | Fleur had encouraged Dana in her ambition to become a model , and she had lived to see her daughter carve a place for herself in the fashion world . |
| 14 | Which controversial Conservative MP appeared as herself in the TV series News Hounds ? |
| 15 | With her new hairstyle , as well as make-up , perfume and high-heeled shoes , she felt more confident about herself in the outfit today , and when , just before five o'clock , she found Tom in a lounge-room that was festooned with Christmas reds and greens , she was able to walk across the room to him , confident and smiling . |
| 16 | Betty would probably rather be in the Dordogne , but she was here making sure that Lydia did n't lay violent hands on herself in the profundity of her misery , or let herself go to seed in the spiritless fashion of an old thistle . |
| 17 | she were talking to herself in the end ! |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She took one last look at herself in the wardrobe mirror before she pulled on the sheepskin that her father had bought her for Christmas . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Daisy gazed at herself in the mirror . |
| 22 | She peered appraisingly at herself in the mirror , pulling faces as if she were alone , and I was embarrassed by her candour . |
| 23 | Looking at herself in the mirror she saw that her eyes were swollen and her face blotchy . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Jane grimaced at herself in the mirror . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | She looked at herself in the mirror , knowing that she looked good . |
| 28 | And she 's sitting in a peculiar way , staring at herself in the mirror . ’ |
| 29 | Dawn Allenby was standing in her coat and headscarf staring at herself in the mirror . |
| 30 | She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled , thinking that only the birds could see her . |