Example sentences of "herself on the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Rapidly clearing away some bric-à-brac — a fan , a mandolin , a rusty bird cage — from a velvet throne , she invited Ruth to sit down , and settled herself on the edge of a dress-basket . |
| 32 | She blindfolded him with her sopping knickers , and balanced herself on the edge of the table . |
| 33 | Alina perched herself on the far end of the three-seater . |
| 34 | She had justified her behaviour to herself on the basis that the police would have been much slower and more painstaking . |
| 35 | And came again to seat herself on the High Throne . |
| 36 | She congratulated herself on the enterprise and initiative which had allowed her to cheat Rose Cottage , to outwit ‘ Time ’ , if only for the day . |
| 37 | She began to yell furiously , then threw herself on the ground , red-faced with rage , stamping her feet and screwing up her eyes . |
| 38 | She 'd found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of teasing about her impromptu topless dip in the sea and her valiant rescuer , and she 'd fenced it as calmly as she could . |
| 39 | One Christmas her mother had scalded herself on the turkey fat . |
| 40 | She tried to find herself on the map , but the printed boulevards and blocks writhed whenever she looked up at the street , making new patterns . |
| 41 | She had gulped in this exciting sense of heightened perception with the wind and rain , as soon as she found herself on the pavement outside the house . |
| 42 | The old lady sat herself on the red plush sofa and behind her the woodwork of the grand piano gleamed in the dim light . |
| 43 | She guided him to an armchair and sat herself on the edge of a Victorian sofa . |
| 44 | Almost without knowing how she had got there , Folly found herself on the other side of the double doors , pushing through a curtain of leaves that shrouded the entrance . |
| 45 | Lisa sat , arranging herself on the edge of one of the chairs , the stiff posture of one who would prefer not to linger . |
| 46 | Enticed by the exotic smells issuing from a nearby many-storeyed building , she crossed the threshold to find herself on the ground floor of a gourmet 's paradise . |
| 47 | She 'd wanted to throw herself on the floor , kicking and screaming to make the words go away , to make the lover want to stay . |
| 48 | She flung herself on the end of the bed and began to bring him further up to date . |
| 49 | She makes a rude gesture , involving several hypothetical orifices , then strides over to plant herself on the arm of Rainbow 's chair . |
| 50 | She ran past him , and flung herself on the door , fumbling with the catch . |
| 51 | For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady . |
| 52 | Seating herself on the edge of the bed , Theda took it into hers and her fingers closed strongly about the bony ones she held . |
| 53 | In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster . |
| 54 | A cell awaited her , and certain death — unless she could throw herself on the Queen 's mercy . |
| 55 | Wiping her head with the back of her hand , she balanced herself on the basket-edge . |
| 56 | But her wounds had begun to heal and yesterday she had felt herself on the verge of a promising beginning — an uphill struggle , perhaps , but a definite move towards new happiness . |
| 57 | Of whom there were more than a few I would imagine , thinking of how she had thrown herself on the poor defenceless Marcus . |
| 58 | After a few seconds , Pam straightened up , seated herself on the chair beside the bed and took his right hand gently in her own . |
| 59 | For Mary Law , seeing herself on the video was ‘ an eye-opener ’ : |
| 60 | She started to tap herself on the forehead . |