Example sentences of "herself [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe that was the basic problem , she told herself wearily as she now stared blindly up at the ceiling . |
| 2 | Put your foot down , she told herself weakly as he pulled her gently towards him . |
| 3 | She checked herself so as not to rush and then advanced over-slowly , first took up the bottle of rum , poured a glass , then picked up a guinea , seemed , he thought ( and smiled ) to test it , pocketed it , brought him the rum . |
| 4 | ‘ You need your eyes tested , ’ she said to herself finally as she trudged on up the steps , the melting ice-creams dripping all over her fingers . |
| 5 | She held herself stiffly as the sensuous onslaught of his nearness battled with the frustration and bitterness that were never far from the surface whenever he was there . |
| 6 | In doing so she has laid herself low as well . |
| 7 | The philosopher Sartre believed that , in the act of love-making , the lover becomes at once subject and object — for she sees herself partly as the body desired by the lover . |
| 8 | How could she have been foolish enough to let it happen ? she asked herself inwardly as the lift slowed and stopped , and its wide metal doors sighed open . |
| 9 | And , if she did n't want to be a burnt-out case , too , she 'd better try and get some sleep , Laura told herself roughly as she slipped into bed and turned off the light . |
| 10 | And perhaps her friend was right , Lisa thought to herself now as she sank back in her armchair in front of the gas fire , put her feet up at last and took a mouthful of her cocoa . |
| 11 | She smiled to herself now as she drove through the outskirts of Edinburgh , eyes fixed like limpets on the black Mercedes in front of her — if she lost sight of Jake now , she was done for ! |
| 12 | She moaned deep in her throat , despising her own weakness , hating herself even as her lips parted beneath his , hungry for more of him . |
| 13 | And she 'd never want to , she reminded herself resolutely as she turned her back on him and walked towards the house , acutely conscious of his eyes following her every step . |
| 14 | Do n't be a fool , she scolded herself silently as Michele led the way down the echoing tunnel to a fancy wrought-iron gate at the far end . |
| 15 | She was angry with herself then as well . |
| 16 | All she was interested in right now , she told herself firmly as she banished tantalising , dangerous thoughts concerning those strong brown hands , was his ability to keep them afloat . |
| 17 | I 'm being silly , it 's not important , she had told herself sternly as she had brushed her teeth before hurrying down for breakfast . |
| 18 | Which was maybe a good reason why it probably would n't happen , she told herself sternly as she stuffed another olive . |
| 19 | You 've got to pull yourself together ! she lectured herself sternly as Ross took the keys from her nervous , trembling fingers . |
| 20 | ‘ Get a grip , Aurora , ’ she told herself sternly as she rummaged in the cupboard . |
| 21 | In a frank and often amusing outburst , full of the colour and character normally missing from her stand-offish image , she put herself forward as being terribly misunderstood . |
| 22 | Life was going on as planned , she told herself determinedly as she walked down the street to the car rental office with her overnight bag . |
| 23 | ‘ Stop it ! ’ she told herself scornfully as she blocked the picture out . |