Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [vb pp] herself [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The fragment of the Quimper dish she had picked up from the dustpan on the kitchen floor that day when she and Thérèse had seen , when she saw , when the lady had shown herself for the second time .
2 The Girl-Human had seated herself before the fire ; Inchbad could see how the firelight fell across her face and brought out red lights in her hair .
3 Meh'Lindi had injected herself with the Polymorphine .
4 However , it seemed the news that a low-class woman had presented herself at the back door alerted Master Jobbernole to the possible reason for her presence and its consequences .
5 When he came to the car , Ana had established herself in the back with Mitch and he would have needed to be extremely unpleasant to order them out .
6 Amy had thrown herself into the social round , while Catherine had begun a career in journalism .
7 Kate had surprised herself with the intensity of her response .
8 About three weeks later , Jenny had resigned herself to the fact that she would stay .
9 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 .
10 One Christmas her mother had scalded herself on the turkey fat .
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