Example sentences of "herself [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Three separate negotiating teams were sent to each country tendering offers for the Urengoi gas pipeline , as a result of which the FRG , much to her surprise , found herself underbid at the end of the day . ) |
| 2 | Nikos smiled and said something softly in Greek , and for some reason Lindsey found herself blushing at the sudden contact of Niall 's hand against her arm , but she could n't interpret the look he gave her as they were ushered towards one of the few empty tables overlooking the harbour . |
| 3 | She felt herself prickle at his tone . |
| 4 | Lee found herself gazing at the pubes of a woman a little way along from her and thinking about undergrowths and mazes and secrets and magic and dirt . |
| 5 | She found herself gazing at Roman 's secretary-receptionist with an effort at detachment , trying to pin-point the exact logical reason for this rush of unprecedented hatred towards someone she barely knew . |
| 6 | Lindsey found herself gazing at a fully equipped unit that would have done credit to any major hospital . |
| 7 | She was to be sure to concentrate first on the relaxation part of the exercise , and was to stop immediately if she felt herself becoming at all upset . |
| 8 | Now she was praying that her idea was wrong , that she would find herself looking at someone totally unfamiliar . |
| 9 | Leaning away slightly as Ibn Fayoud enveloped her in his gowns and aftershave , Kelly found herself looking at a smiling Annie . |
| 10 | Beth shuffled her feet in the awkward silence and found herself looking at the second man more closely . |
| 11 | Luke was standing outside on the balcony , and once again she found herself looking at his back . |
| 12 | When her lashes lifted she found herself looking at a name . |
| 13 | Drawing it out , she found herself looking at a face which was striking both for its good looks and its expression of surprise . |
| 14 | She found herself looking at his mouth , and remembering . |
| 15 | She asked herself which of them she should phone and found herself trembling at the thought of phoning any of them . |
| 16 | Again she found herself trembling at the thought . |
| 17 | As she confessed much later , it was not the thought of failure which made Bradlaugh and herself pause at the outset : |
| 18 | His mouth took hers and she clenched her hands into tight fists , desperately fighting the urge within herself to clutch at his waist . |
| 19 | As they drew nearer to the damage and she could see that it was even worse than it had looked from afar , Ronni felt herself recoil at the very thought that her own brother could be responsible for such a thing . |
| 20 | She forced herself to look at them ; let them surround her . |
| 21 | She forced herself to look at him . |
| 22 | For a moment Luke still stood there as if he intended to say more , but Merrill could n't bring herself to look at him . |
| 23 | ‘ I could n't see much wrong with him , ’ Jenna answered , forcing herself to look at him . |
| 24 | She could n't bring herself to look at him , and God knew how she managed to drag out the conventional words in a voice already husky with pain . |
| 25 | She would not permit herself to look at that either . |
| 26 | Rachel , who had already been battling with unpredictable sensations brought on by the close proximity of David clad only in his brief black swimming-trunks , felt her cheeks flame and could n't bring herself to look at him . |
| 27 | Leonora forced herself to look at him . |
| 28 | She paused and forced herself to look at him steadily , but his expression gave nothing away . |
| 29 | She forced herself to smile at Billy , clutching the coat with its hidden weapon close to her side . |
| 30 | She forced herself to smile at him . |