Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] herself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The top was of gleaming steel which Mrs Curdle rubbed up daily with emery paper , hissing gently to herself like a groom to a horse , as her busy hand slid back and forth across the satin of the surface . |
| 2 | She had brought herself a new swimsuit but after she had changed she 'd stared critically at herself in the mirror in the changing-room . |
| 3 | The passion she had tried to feel for feminism was not enough , it did not give her enough strength to stand up for herself against the demands of these two women who wanted her , needed her and demanded her . |
| 4 | She had given up concerning herself with the agent of the Scarabae . |
| 5 | But she was not taken out of herself by the sweeping cosmic changes of light and colour . |
| 6 | Hector whined his impatience , bringing Theda back to herself with a start . |
| 7 | Dorothea gathered her wits , calm and reassuring even to herself in a crisis . |
| 8 | She had debated long and hard with herself over the course she should take , and reaching the decision she had had n't been easy . |
| 9 | Brushing the damp hair from her brow , Laura stared drearily at herself in the mirror . |
| 10 | She peered appraisingly at herself in the mirror , pulling faces as if she were alone , and I was embarrassed by her candour . |
| 11 | The walk took only ten minutes and this allowed her two glorious hours sitting quietly by herself in a cosy corner devouring one book after another . |