Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] herself [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Threading her way as diligently as she could through the mass of humanity , it was with a sigh of relief that she eventually found herself back in the vast City Hall square . |
2 | While the others stood and gawped , she had already pushed herself over to the storage lockers and was busy tossing the flimsy emergency spacesuits over . |
3 | Why not give herself over to the silliness of it , instead of feeling distress ? |
4 | Thoroughly out of sorts now , she turned away to busy herself unnecessarily with the tray — anything to get away from those black , compelling depths . |
5 | Then , as he stirred , her body came alive and at last , matching the rhythm of his , she once more gave herself up to the unashamed pleasure of loving and being loved by him . |
6 | She had been one of the founder members of the Institutional Management Association in Yorkshire and later involved herself additionally in the Hotel & Catering Institute and always kept in contact with the professional association throughout her career . |
7 | She stared grimly ahead , carefully shutting herself off from the cold wind that suddenly blew around her heart . |
8 | she can nae get herself up in the morning if there 's nobody there , can she ? |
9 | Both of them were wary , but at least Hayley did n't throw herself out of the window . |
10 | She said she might as well chuck herself out of the window . |
11 | Too early for the ballet , Gina wandered around giving herself up to the magic of the gardens , walking round the lake where large metal dragon-flies appeared to hover as the flickering lights in their wings simulated movement . |
12 | Mary gave one horrified glance at it , then flung herself madly into the ditch at the side of the lane . |
13 | She slept through the alarm and woke abruptly at seven-thirty , swearing loudly as she almost flung herself out of the bed , and reached for her house-coat . |
14 | She bent quickly to kiss her father , then let herself out into the shadowy hall , and made for the wide , oak-panelled stairs . |
15 | Bathsheba walked up and down , crying and whispering to herself , then threw herself down by the road , exhausted . |
16 | She unplugged the telephone and disconnected the doorbell , resolutely shutting herself off from the world as she manipulated her characters like pieces in a board game , reading their thoughts , putting speech into their mouths , controlling their destinies . |
17 | She spread them out , then settled herself down on the sleeping-bag beside the fire to comb her hair dry . |
18 | Lydia put a mug of tea in front of her master and then took herself off to the dairy , where she and Martha unashamedly listened at the door . |
19 | Emilia stared at him with Medusa 's eyes a moment then eased herself further into the bed where she lay gripping the coverlet with white fingers . |
20 | Aggie mumbled something in her throat ; then , hastily pulling herself up from the couch , she said , ‘ Well , now we all know where we stand , so let's eat . |