Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] herself with " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she involves herself with equal energy in various local charities . |
| 2 | Rose 's mother showed the girls the house and the fowl and farm animals , including a pet goat who would n't let Rose milk her unless she sprayed herself with a perfume that the mother used . |
| 3 | It was an ordeal for Beth to be used for this night after night , but she comforted herself with the knowledge that he truly loved her and was always both gentle and considerate . |
| 4 | I was fascinated by her story and waited impatiently while she refreshed herself with tea before continuing . |
| 5 | Michel de Montaigne , a French writer of the same era , managed to avoid this hypocrisy , stating honestly that , ‘ When I play with my cat who knows whether she diverts herself with me , or I with her . |
| 6 | It was the feeling she had had as a child when she frightened herself with a detective story . |
| 7 | She remain uncertain still what was to be done with it , though she consoled herself with the thought that in entering the court of Le Grand Jeu and submitting to its verdict , she had already taken the first tentative steps . |
| 8 | Deciding it was right , she left it to swing lightly between her breasts as she sprayed herself with Dune , the new Christian Dior fragrance , on her way to answer the doorbell . |
| 9 | Her bruises stung badly as she anointed herself with gel , but the discomfort was a small price to pay for feeling clean again . |
| 10 | The taxi nosed its way back into the traffic as she introduced herself with a soft Cockney accent and a shy manner . |