Example sentences of "herself at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The poor man had a seizure , ’ she continued , busying herself at the blankets . |
| 2 | Mr Robertson told the second and final day of a hearing by the board 's video appeal committee that St Theresa was portrayed in mystical ecstasy — using pain to place herself at the mercy of her subconscious and thereby contemplate Jesus on the Cross . |
| 3 | And she grinned to herself at the luxury of having someone in her life who would pay attention , who she could talk to . |
| 4 | She sighed to herself at the boring predictability of it . |
| 5 | Barking ferociously , the big Great Dane rushed from the rear of the house , skidded around the corner and hurled herself at the gate with such force that it creaked under the impact . |
| 6 | Kylie and a lifesize cardboard cutout of herself at the London launch of her debut album , simply titled Kylie . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't be ungrateful , ’ said Caroline , who was a bit above herself at the best of times . |
| 9 | When she was finished there she hurried back to the kitchen where she washed herself at the sink . |
| 10 | When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned . |
| 11 | She knew that she was always quietly satisfied to have him in the cottage , to hear his footfalls on the floor above , to share with him the meal she had cooked for herself at the end of the day . |
| 12 | Presenting herself at the servant 's entrance , Joan asked nervously if she might speak to the housekeeper . |
| 13 | A serving-maid to all intents and purposes , she had presented herself at the door which gave access to the rear stairs , the garden stairs , which led to the royal apartments . |
| 14 | His poor mother lacked her husband 's capacity for discipline , and found herself at the mercy of her headstrong son . |
| 15 | Hairflair interviewed the Edinburgh lass who is cutting a name for herself at the Charlie Miller salon . |
| 16 | The American star , who was later arrested for harassing an officer , hurled herself at the cops as she rushed to the aide of her pal . |
| 17 | But when Jasmine was born they put Joan in a room by herself at the hospital so she could n't see other fathers cuddling their first-born as Bobby would have done . |
| 18 | Tabitha flung herself at the hard bunk with an angry sigh . |
| 19 | 65 per cent of female college students continued a story which begins , ‘ After first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ’ , by expressing conflicts about success , anticipating its present or future negative consequences , denying the student 's effort or ability , ignoring the cue , or showing other ‘ bizarre or inappropriate responses ’ ( 1972 : 161 , 162 ) . |
| 20 | The elder of the two policemen smiled at Sarah but she dropped her eyes and tried to busy herself at the sink . |
| 21 | Ace threw herself at the speeder controls , stamping on the throttle override while wrenching the steering column forward . |
| 22 | Dawn Allenby , a masochist if ever there was one , should have prostrated herself at the feet of Desmond Fairchild , a sadist in a trilby hat worn with the brim turned up all the way round like vaudeville comic . |
| 23 | He put on his shirt and suggested she should wash herself at the sink . |
| 24 | She seated herself at the desk . |
| 25 | She insisted on fresh flowers every day placed next to a photograph of Stephen and herself at the opening night of Crystal Springs . |
| 26 | Outside she found herself at the top of a fire escape . |
| 27 | While the water steamed from the taps , she busied herself at the long table beneath the bathroom mirror , lifting the lids from the various jars and sniffing at them until she found the one she was searching for . |
| 28 | I might have made an angry reply about her own flaunting of herself at the male Ardakkean , but there was nothing to be gained by it . |
| 29 | The Cheyney brothers were notable in Anglo-Italian society of the 1820s and 1830s , and were especially connected with Rome , where their mother had established herself at the Palazzo Sciarra . |
| 30 | She killed herself at the theatre last night . ’ |