Example sentences of "at herself in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheila looked at herself in her handbag mirror . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | This fantasy was so vivid to her that she would even rehearse this line out loud , looking at herself in her mirror as she smoked the last cigarette of the night , after she 'd taken her face off , after all the noise was over and we 'd all gone home . |
| 4 | She was looking at herself in the full-length mirror by the side of the bed , pulling great lumps out of her stomach and grimacing at her own image . |
| 5 | The therapist encouraged her to look at herself in a more realistic way , and particularly to try to identify her good points and qualities . |
| 6 | Her main occupations seemed to be divided between gazing with admiration at herself in a mirror for hours on end , and persuading whoever was available to take her walkies . |
| 7 | Daisy gazed at herself in the mirror . |
| 8 | She switched off the engine , glanced at herself in the driving mirror and got out , letting Bunny jump on to the drive . |
| 9 | She peered appraisingly at herself in the mirror , pulling faces as if she were alone , and I was embarrassed by her candour . |
| 10 | Looking at herself in the mirror she saw that her eyes were swollen and her face blotchy . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Jane grimaced at herself in the mirror . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | But now as she stood looking at herself in a full length looking glass , she could see that she had indeed what the magazines described as the perfect figure , firm round breasts , a narrow flat waist , good hips , a small posterior , and long slender legs which were greatly enhanced by the silk stockings the assistant had carefully rolled on to them . |
| 15 | In her bedroom , Honor gazed at herself in the cracked mirror , a sense of hopelessness bringing tears to her eyes . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She looked at herself in the mirror , knowing that she looked good . |
| 18 | She gazes at herself in wonder . |
| 19 | And she 's sitting in a peculiar way , staring at herself in the mirror . ’ |
| 20 | Dawn Allenby was standing in her coat and headscarf staring at herself in the mirror . |
| 21 | She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled , thinking that only the birds could see her . |
| 22 | Lucy stared at herself in the mirror . |
| 23 | She struggled into the blue dress and looked at herself in the mirror . |
| 24 | Alice put the telephone down carefully , and looked at herself in the small , oval mirror hanging above it on the wall . |
| 25 | Sprawled over them were two more eunuchs ; one was staring at herself in a mirror , applying lipstick , the other was combing her hair . |
| 26 | She clipped the long , dark swathes of her hair back from her face with a couple of combs ; then she slowly walked over and looked at herself in the mirror . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Rhoda looked at herself in the mirror and said , ‘ I do n't see much wrong with me . |
| 29 | Looking at herself in the mirror , she was very satisfied . |
| 30 | Maggie stared at herself in the mirror . |