Example sentences of "[verb] herself [adv] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of this was her affair , she told herself not for the first time . |
| 2 | It really would be very much more practical to have her hair cut , she told herself severely for the umpteenth time , but the simple truth was that she liked having her hair long , loved the feeling of the heavy silken strands on her skin . |
| 3 | You did the wise thing , calling a halt when you did , she told herself sharply for the umpteenth time . |
| 4 | Aggie pointed to the seat at the front of the cart , and immediately Millie had done so , she gripped the iron frame of the seat , heaved herself on to the first step , then , almost with a lunge , on to the seat ; but this time she did n't say , as she usually did , ‘ I 'm past this ; I 'll sit on the back in future and you 'll take him , ’ but she jerked the reins and put the pony into a trot . |
| 5 | An exhausted Anabelle ambled to the gate and squeezed herself under for the last time . |