Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] herself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wants her image ‘ sorted out ’ before she signs a deal to prevent any manipulation , to ensure no one tells her how she should present herself to the record-buying public . |
| 2 | He put on his shirt and suggested she should wash herself at the sink . |
| 3 | She had n't eaten the spinach , and in doing so created a martyrdom ; now she must restrain herself from the agonizing satisfaction of telling Maman all the truth , thus getting Aunt Tossie into dreadful trouble . |
| 4 | She must hone herself into the likeness of her beloved stiletto . |
| 5 | She can not afford to make a mistake so she must leave herself to the administrations of Lady G , June 's of Hamilton or Gina Smart in Ayr . |
| 6 | She failed to see , Mrs Stead-Carter finally declared , why it was that Miss Poraway , who had never been a mother , should concern herself with the Mothers ' Union in the first place . |
| 7 | Though she tried as faithfully as she might to devote herself to the needs of this rude community , she knew that she was not greatly liked and the knowledge injured her . |
| 8 | A cell awaited her , and certain death — unless she could throw herself on the Queen 's mercy . |
| 9 | He had the passenger door open before she could free herself from the seatbelt . |
| 10 | She could busy herself in the garden till then . |
| 11 | Donna was n't sure whether it was perspiration or if she 'd wet herself in the hectic chase . |
| 12 | She tended to be over-indulgent with Victoria , partly because she could see herself in the child and partly too , in some perverse fashion , to make up for what she considered to be her own harsh upbringing under Jonadab 's strict rules . |
| 13 | Just ge go anywhere sh I 'm sure she 'd entertain herself at the shops , she 'd be quite happy |
| 14 | Then her subtly coloured eyelids swept shut , blindness an instinctive need , as if by shutting Luke out of her vision she could barricade herself against the swoop of his mouth . |
| 15 | Still , she could console herself with the knowledge that Luke , and all his complexities , would n't be impinging upon her life for much longer . |
| 16 | As she danced she could lose herself in the movement . |
| 17 | She would look all right and would throw herself into the dancing with undisciplined enthusiasm . |
| 18 | She would confine herself to the final phase of Marie 's life . |
| 19 | ‘ All the people in this valley is descended from four brothers from Scotland called Leekie , ’ Nana sat heavily down on the upright rush-seated chair which was the most she would permit herself in the way of comfort , and began the tale as Martha had always heard her tell it . |
| 20 | She would let herself into the flat and be waiting for Rachaela behind her screen . |
| 21 | Art History as a subject was not yet available at Cambridge : she would attach herself to the Courtauld Institute . |
| 22 | In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster . |
| 23 | The surviving spouse of the most disagreeable , friendless partner may find herself at the centre of a crowd at his funeral , but once dispersed the crowd does not re-form . |