Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [verb] herself with " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope that Marjorie is not just amusing herself with these children . |
| 2 | But she could not really see herself with whatever it was : vase , or rug or necklace , trying to sell it . |
| 3 | But Borssele has not simply contented herself with the odd leak . |
| 4 | It is quite breathtaking , for instance , that her sympathies are so strong for another girl whom she sees as literally killing herself with exercise , yet she does n't really extend her sympathies or concern towards herself . |
| 5 | Individual difficulties would be singled out for special treatment : ‘ When a passage went wrong during practice , she did n't mentally beat herself with a stick and get angry , merely went over it again , maybe more slowly or homed in on the particular difficulty that had tripped her up and worked on that . ’ |